Alexis Vega (Mexican footballer)

Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas (born 25 November 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.[2]

For the Argentine footballer, see Alexis Vega (footballer, born 1993).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vega and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
Alexis Vega
Personal information
Full name Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997[1]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 10
Youth career
Toluca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toluca 58 (12)
2019– Guadalajara 95 (18)
National team‡
2021 Mexico U23 14 (4)
2019– Mexico 17 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
WinnerCONCACAF Gold Cup2019
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022

Club career

Toluca

Vega made his senior team debut on 27 February 2016 coming on as a substitute in a home league match against Pachuca.[3] On 5 April he scored his first professional goal for Toluca in the Copa Libertadores against Ecuadorian club LDU de Quito, the game ended 2–1 and Toluca qualified to the tournament's Round of 16.[4] On 16 April, Vega scored his first two goals in the league against Veracruz.

Guadalajara

On 8 December 2018 it was announced that Vega was joining Guadalajara for a reported $9 million, making his transfer one of the most expensive in the history of the club.[5]

After playing six games without any goals and going three straight games without any wins on 16 February 2019 Vega managed to score 3 goals in the 3–0 victory against town rivals Atlas, his first career hat-trick.[6]

Prior to the start of the 2021–22 season, Vega was given the number 10 jersey.[7]

International career

Youth

Vega was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, scoring one goal in five appearances, where Mexico won the competition. He was awarded the Golden Ball for best player[8] and included in the tournament's Best XI.[9] He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Mexican Olympic team.[10]

Senior

Vega made his debut for the Mexico national team on 26 March 2019 under Gerardo Martino in a friendly against Paraguay, as a 78th-minute substitute for Javier Hernández.[11] In May 2019, Vega was included in the provisional 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster[12] and was subsequently included in the final list.[13] In the first group stage match against Cuba, he would score his first goal with the national team in a 7–0 thrashing.[14] Mexico would go on to win the tournament.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 April 2022[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toluca 2015–16 Liga MX 102—5[lower-alpha 1]1—153
2016–17 1212[lower-alpha 2]0——141
2017–18 1737[lower-alpha 2]2——245
2018–19 1963[lower-alpha 2]0——216
Total 581212251—7515
Guadalajara 2018–19 Liga MX 1641[lower-alpha 2]0——174
2019–20 2454[lower-alpha 2]2——287
2020–21 324––—324
2021–22 236––—236
Total 951952000010021
Career total 15331174510017536
  1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in Copa MX

International
As of match played 30 March 2022[17]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
201961
202010
202151
202251
Total173

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[16]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States Cuba6–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.2 September 2021Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Jamaica1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.27 January 2022Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica2–1

Honours

Mexico U23

Mexico

Individual

References
  1. "Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas". Ligamx.net. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. Ernesto Vega Liga MX Profile
  3. "Alexis Vega, contento de debutar con Toluca". 2 July 2021.
  4. "Alexis Vega, motivado por su gol en Copa Libertadores".
  5. "Alexis Vega sería presentado con Chivas el sábado". Futboltotal.com.mx (in Spanish). Staff FT. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  6. "Chivas earn emphatic Clasico Tapatio victory behind Alexis Vega hat-trick". Fmfstateofmind.com. Rafael Díaz. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. "Chivas: Vega será el nuevo número 10, Zaldívar hereda el 9 de Macías". 21 July 2021.
  8. "Vega earns 2020 CMOQ Best Player Award, presented by Scotiabank". CONCACAF. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. "Ellos son los 4 mexicanos que encabezan el 11 ideal de Concacaf del Preolímpico 2021".
  10. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
  11. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  12. Tinajero, Antonio (14 May 2019). "Tata Martino Announces Mexico Preliminary Gold Cup Squad; Vela, Chicharito, Herrera, Corona left out". Fmfstateofmind.com.
  13. "Selección Mexicana anuncia lista definitiva para Copa Oro 2019". MedioTiempo.com. 6 June 2019.
  14. "México 7-0 Cuba: goles, resumen y videos". Goal.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
  15. Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
  16. Ernesto Vega Stats
  17. Alexis Vega at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  19. "Orbelín Pineda y Alexis Vega se suman al Juego de Estrellas entre Liga MX y MLS".
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