Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas (born 25 November 1997) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Toluca

Vega made his senior team debut on 27 February 2016 coming on as a substitute in a home

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match against

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. On April 5 he scored his first professional goal for Toluca in the

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against Ecuadorian club

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, the game ended 2–1 and Toluca qualified to the tournament's

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. On 16 April, Vega scored his first two goals in the league against

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Guadalajara

On 8 December 2018 it was announced that Vega was joining

for a reported $9 million, making his transfer one of the most expensive in the history of the club. 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

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, his first career

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

International career

Youth

Vega was called up by

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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 and included in the tournament's Best XI. He was subsequently called up to participate in the

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. Vega won the

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with the Olympic team.

Senior

Vega made his senior national team debut on 26 March 2019 under

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in a friendly against

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, as a 78th-minute substitute for

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. In May 2019, Vega was included in the provisional

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roster and was subsequently included in the final list. In the first

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match against

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, he would score his first goal with the national team in a 7–0 thrashing. Mexico would go on to win the tournament. In October 2022, Vega was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man

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for the

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, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.

Career statistics

Club

Ernesto Vega Stats
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International

:''Scores and results list Mexico Olympic team goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vega goal.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

Honours

Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Mexico *

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Individual * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Golden Ball:

* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI:

All-Star:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vega, Alexis 1997 births Living people Liga MX players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Men's association football wingers Footballers from Mexico City Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2022 FIFA World Cup players