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Net worth of Alexis Vega in Chivas de Guadalajara

Alexis Vega is one of the most famous players in Mexico.

By Adedamola Samuel

Alexis Vega with the Mexico national team jersey.
Alexis Vega with the Mexico national team jersey.

Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas, or popularly called Alexis Vega, is one of the rising stars of Mexican football. Vega is an attacking midfielder/winger who plays for Liga MX side, Guadalajara and the Mexican national team. He is 23 years old, born 25th November 1997. He wears the No 10 shirt for Guadalajara and was voted in the Liga MX All-star team for 2021.

Alexis Vega career statistics and records

Alexis Vega broke into the footballing scene in 2016 after spending years with the Toluca youth team. Vega made his senior debut on 27th February, 2016 playing for the Toluca side in a Liga MX match against Pachuca. Since then, Vega formed an integral part of the Toluca side that reached the Round of 16 of the 2016 Copa Libertadores. Between the 2015/16 and the 2018/19 seasons, the forward scored 15 goals in 75 matches for Toluca.

In 2018, Guadalajara paid $9m for the transfer of Alexis Vega from Toluca. This was one of the most expensive transfer fees ever received by Toluca. Vega joined Guadalajara and scored 4 goals in 17 matches during his first season with the club. He has since scored 11 more goals in a total of 82 appearances for Guadalajara.

Alexis Vega net worth

Alexis Vega is one of the best youngsters playing the Liga MX. His relatively young years playing professional football means he's not earning millions in salaries yet but he is being well paid by Guadalajara. The figure in his contract with Guadalajara is not revealed but with his years, it is estimated he'll earn between $40,000 - $100,000 as an annual salary. Alexis Vega reportedly has a net worth between $1m - $1.5m, all earned from his footballing career.

Update: The trajectory of Alexis Vega and his salaries

Alexis Vega is a Mexican soccer player who was born in CDMX on November 25th 1997. Hi is known for his performances in the Liga MX for teams like Deportivo Toluca or Chivas de Guadalajara.

He normally performs as a striker, but usually move in attack zone for his teams. As mentioned before, he debuted with Deportivo Toluca on February 2016. He soon became a regular player for the team, and a starter too.

He played many seasons for Toluca, and in his first period he registered 15 goals. His first salaries with the team were around $100,000 and Alexis Vega has commented that he couldn't believe it. In a Podcast with Jorjito Vlogs, Vega said: "I was expecting to buy some pants and t-shirts. When I went to the cashier I saw I had almost $100,000 and I thought they made a mistake at the bank"

"They told me everything was ok and that money was for the games we won. I called my family and buy them clothes and give them some money. After that I went to BMW and I bought my first car"

And it was just the beginning of his net worth. After some seasons at Toluca, he was transferred to Chivas de Guadalajara. It is reported that Alexis Vega perceived a $2.5 million annual salary, the biggest in his career.

He spent a very good time in Guadalajara, where he scored 27 goals in 135 games for the team. He became an idol, and recently he decided to return to his childhood team, Deportivo Toluca, in a transaction of around $4 million dollars.

His actual salary in his second period at Deportivo Toluca, should be around $1 million dollars annually. He wanted to return despite receiving less money, for the love he has for the team.

Alexis Vega is also a regular player for the Mexico national team. His first trophy with the national team was the Gold Cup at US in 2019. He was also part of the squad that participated in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, facing teams like Poland, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, who crowned champions in that edition.

He will now look forward to continue performing at the best level in Liga MX, and to have his revenge in the 2026 USA-Mexico-Canada World Cup.


Adedamola Samuel

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