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Diego Vela
Personal information
Full name	Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez
Date of birth	27 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	A Coruña, Spain
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Atlético Arteixo
Youth career
	CD Calasanz
2008–2009	Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Deportivo B
2013–2016	Racing Ferrol
2016–2018	Diósgyőri
2020–2021	Bergantiños
2021	Racing Vilalbés
2021–	Atlético Arteixo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez (born 27 November 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Arteixo as a right winger.

Club career

Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Vela joined the youth academy of local Deportivo de La Coruña at the age of 16, making his senior debut with the B team which competed in Tercera División and helping to promotion to Segunda División B in his first year. He signed a contract extension in July 2012, keeping him at the club for another season;^[1] primarily a right winger, he spent much of 2012–13 as a right back.^[2]

Vela moved to third-tier side Racing de Ferrol on 7 July 2013, after agreeing to a one-year deal as their first signing of the summer.^[2] His first official match took place on 25 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Tropezón.^[3] On 5 August 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2016.^[4]

In June 2016, after 106 competitive appearances, Vela moved abroad and joined Diósgyőri VTK in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I.^[5] He first appeared in top-flight football on 23 July of that year, featuring 60 minutes in the 2–1 home win over Újpest FC.^[6]

Vela returned to both Spain and his native region in late December 2019, signing for fourth division club Bergantiños FC after a trial period.^[7] In summer 2021 he joined Racing Club Villalbés in the same league^[8] but, later that year, transferred to amateurs Atlético Arteixo.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 May 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo B	2009–10^[10]	Tercera División	19	6	—		—		19	6
	2010–11^[11]	Segunda División B	22	1	—		—		22	1
	2011–12^[10]	Tercera División	32	8	—		—		32	8
	2012–13^[10]	Tercera División	33	4	—		2^[a]	0	35	4
	Total		106	19	—		2	0	108	19
Racing Ferrol	2013–14^[11]	Segunda División B	31	1	1	0	2^[a]	0	34	1
	2014–15^[11]	Segunda División B	32	1	1	0	4^[a]	0	37	1
	2015–16^[11]	Segunda División B	31	2	2	0	2^[a]	0	35	2
	Total		94	4	4	0	8	0	106	4
Diósgyőri	2016–17^[12]	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	31	4	4	0	—		35	4
	2017–18^[12]	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	29	5	5	1	—		34	6
	Total		60	9	9	1	—		69	10
Career total			260	32	13	1	10	0	283	33

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

^ "Diego Vela renova unha tempada co Fabril e asina o dianteiro Manuel Romay" [Diego Vela renews with Fabril for one season and forward Manuel Romay signs] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b Valencia, José (11 July 2013). "El Racing ficha al velocísimo extremo coruñés Diego Vela" [Racing sign extremely speedy winger Diego Vela from A Coruña]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ "Tropezón 1 – Racing de Ferrol 1" (in Spanish). Contrameta. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ "Diego Vela amplía su contrato con el Racing de Ferrol hasta junio del 2016" [Diego Vela extends his contract with Racing de Ferrol until June 2016] (in Spanish). Ferrol 360. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ Alonso, Paulo (13 June 2016). "Diego Vela se va a Hungría y agradece tres años "increíbles"" [Diego Vela goes to Hungary and thanks for three "incredible" years]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ "DVTK vs. Újpest – A kapus mozdulata tovább erősítette a közösséget" [DVTK vs. Újpest – The goalkeeper's move further strengthened the community] (in Hungarian). Boon. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "El Bergantiños ficha al coruñés Diego Vela, que militió en la primera división húngara" [Bergantiños sign Coruña-born Diego Vela, who had a spell in the Hungarian first division]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ Roca, María (22 July 2021). "El Rácing Vilalbés arranca la pretemporada ilusionado" [Rácing Vilalbés start preseason full of hunger]. El Progreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "El Arteixo, ante una oportunidad de dejar tocado a un rival directo" [Arteixo, with chance to hurt direct rivals] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Diego Vela at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vela: Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Diego Vela at Soccerway