Alexis Vega (Mexican footballer)

Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas (born 25 November 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Guadalajara.[2]

For the Argentine footballer, see Alexis Vega (Argentine footballer).
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) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 7
Youth career
Toluca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toluca 58 (12)
2019– Guadalajara 58 (11)
National team‡
2019– Mexico 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2020

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]

International career

He made his debut for the Mexico national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Paraguay, as a 78th-minute substitute for Javier Hernández.[7] In May 2019, Vega was included in Gerardo Martino's provisional 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster[8] and was subsequently included in the final list.[9] In the first group stage match against Cuba, he would score his first goal with the national team in a 7–0 thrashing.[10] Mexico would go on to win the tournament.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 January 2021[12]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toluca 2015–16 Liga MX 102—51153
2016–17 12120—141
2017–18 17372—245
2018–19 19630—216
Total 5812122517515
Guadalajara 2018–19 Liga MX 16410—174
2019–20 24532—277
2020–21 18200–182
Total 581142—6213
Career total 116231645113728

    International
    As of match played 1 October 2020[13]
    Mexico national team
    YearAppsGoals
    201961
    202010
    Total71

    International goals
    Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[12]
    GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.15 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States Cuba6–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

    Honours

    International
    Mexico

    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".
    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. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
    6. "Chivas earn emphatic Clasico Tapatio victory behind Alexis Vega hat-trick". Fmfstateofmind.com. Rafael Díaz. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
    7. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
    8. Tinajero, Antonio (14 May 2019). "Tata Martino Announces Mexico Preliminary Gold Cup Squad; Vela, Chicharito, Herrera, Corona left out". Fmfstateofmind.com.
    9. "Selección Mexicana anuncia lista definitiva para Copa Oro 2019". MedioTiempo.com. 6 June 2019.
    10. "México 7-0 Cuba: goles, resumen y videos". Goal.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
    11. Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
    12. Ernesto Vega Stats
    13. Alexis Vega at National-Football-Teams.com
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