Josh Vela

Josh Vela
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Vela[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993[2]
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[3]
Playing position Midfielder / Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2011 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Bolton Wanderers 86 (6)
2014 → Notts County (loan) 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:27, 20 November 2016 (UTC).


Joshua James "Josh" Vela (born 14 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back defender and as a central midfielder for League One club Bolton Wanderers.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

A product of the Bolton Wanderers Academy since joining the academy at nine,[4] Vela signed a professional contract with the club in March 2011.[5] At age of seventeen, Vela was linked to Liverpool and Bolton rejected £1 million offer from Liverpool.[6]

Throughout the 2011–12 season, Vela was a mainstay of the reserve team, although he spent three months on the sidelines after fracturing his foot in the reserve game with Blackburn Rovers in November 2011.[7] After returning to fitness, he was rewarded with a new three-and-a-half year contract in February 2012.[8] Vela was then given number twenty-five shirt at the club.[9]

He made his debut for the club in the 1–1 home draw against Swansea City on 21 April 2012, coming on for Mark Davies in the 90th minute.[10] His first start for Bolton came on 28 August in the League Cup 2nd round against Crawley Town but this full debut didn't last very long because he was taken off after seven minutes and replaced by Darren Pratley because of an injury caused by a foul from Nicky Adams. This injury would sideline Vela for four months.[11] On his return, Vela started in Bolton's 2–0 victory at Sunderland in an FA Cup third round replay on 15 January 2013[12] and he made his first league start for the club at Watford on 2 February.[13] After those matches, Vela expressed his delight on returning to action from injury.[14]

Under Neil Lennon's management, in the 2014–15 season, Vela has been playing at right back ahead of the more experienced Kevin McNaughton and fellow youth graduate Oscar Threlkeld.[15][16] Vela was initially to be sent out on loan by Dougie Freedman, but this didn't happen, as Freedman was sacked by the club.[17] For his good display, Vela was among players to be offered a new contract by Lennon, as his contract was expected to expire at the end of the 2014–15 season.[18] Vela made twenty-nine appearance for the club this season, but impressive display in the right-back soon led him play in midfield, which The Bolton News calls for Vela to be voted for the club's player of the year,[19] while Lennon said Vela should be proud of his display on the 2014–15 season.[20] At the award ceremony, Vela finished second with 19 percent for Bolton Wanderers’ Player of the Season, just behind Tim Ream.[21]

Vela scored his first goal for Bolton in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic on 15 December 2015.[22]

Loan to Notts County

On 21 March 2014, Vela joined League One side Notts County on an initial 28-day loan after the club's manager Dougie Freedman was considering sending Vela out on loan.[23][24]

Vela made his Notts County debut the next day as a central midfield, where he made his first start, in a 4–1 win over Carlisle United on 22 March 2014.[25] After making five appearance for Notts County so far, Vela extended his loan spell with the club until the end of the season.[26] While at Notts County, Vela stated that his first team at Notts County could give him a green light of having first team at Bolton Wanderers.[27]

Making two further appearance, Vela loan spell with Notts County came to an end and returned to his parent club. Upon leaving, Manager Shaun Derry paid tribute to among loanee players, including Vela, quoting: "Josh [Vela] has come in and been at the centre of all our good results and he’s done very well."[28]

Personal life

Vela attended Hope High School.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2011–12[29] Premier League 300000—30
2012–13[30] Championship 402010—70
2013–14[31] Championship 001010—20
2014–15[32] Championship 2903000—320
2015–16[33] Championship 3123010—352
2016–17[34] League One 5200101[lower-alpha 1]072
Total 724904010864
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[31] League One 70———70
Career total 794904010934
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Josh Vela Bolton Wanderers Profile". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Josh Vela". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Red-hot Josh tipped to fire". The Bolton News. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Quartet Agree Professional Deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Coyle Reveals Liverpool Vela Bid". Burnden Aces. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Coyle laments "worst ever" injury list". The Bolton News. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Vela signs new long-term contract". The Bolton News. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Squad Numbers Announced". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bolton 1 – 1 Swansea". BBC. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Vela Sidelined For Four Months". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sunderland 0 – 2 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Watford 2 – 1Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Vela Surprised To Start". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Maturing Josh Vela is still my main man, says Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon". The Bolton News. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Vela experiment not the last, hints Wanderers boss Lennon". The Bolton News. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers midfielder Josh Vela could go out on loan for more game time". The Bolton News. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Neil Lennon plotting contract talks with top Bolton Wanderers stars". The Bolton News. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "SEASON REVIEW: Josh Vela gets The Bolton News vote for player of the year at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Neil Lennon: Josh Vela should be proud of his season". The Bolton News. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tim Ream crowned 2014/15 Player of the Season". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Charlton 2–2 Bolton". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Vela Joins Notts On Loan From Bolton". Notts County FC. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  24. ↑ "Transfer News: Bolton midfielder Josh Vela may be sent out on loan". Sky Sports. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  25. ↑ "Notts County 4 – 1 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  26. ↑ "Vela Extends Notts County Stay". Notts County F.C. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "Transfer news: Josh Vela tipped to shine when heading back to Bolton". Sky Sports. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  28. ↑ "Shaun Derry Pays Tribute To Notts County's Departing Loan Stars". Notts County F.C. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Vela in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Vela in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Joshua Vela in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Vela in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Vela in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Joshua Vela in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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