Josh Vela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua James Vela | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Bolton Wanderers | 113 | (11) |
| 2014 | → Notts County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:20, 1 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Joshua James "Josh" Vela (born 14 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for League One club Bolton Wanderers.
A product of the Bolton Wanderers Academy since joining the academy at nine, Vela signed a professional contract with the club in March 2011. At age of seventeen, Vela was linked to Liverpool and Bolton rejected £1 million offer from Liverpool.
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. After returning to fitness, he was rewarded with a new three-and-a-half year contract in February 2012. Vela was then given number twenty-five shirt at the club.
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. His first start for Bolton came on 28 August in the League Cup second 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. On his return, Vela started in Bolton's 2–0 victory at Sunderland in an FA Cup third round replay on 15 January 2013 and he made his first league start for the club at Watford on 2 February. After those matches, Vela expressed his delight on returning to action from injury.
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