Not a lot of Arsenal fans would remember Carlos Vela but the striker was once a wonderkid for the Gunners and came through the ranks from the Arsenal academy. During his youthful days at Arsenal he was regarded as one of the best young talents around but a lack of game time to boost his development as well as his proneness to injures meant that he was not going to be a big hit at the Emirates after all.
His pure and raw talent saw him regarded and ranked among the most exciting teenage stars in world football back in 2007 by World Soccer magazine, but he has been unable to replicate any of those performances that saw him make it to that prestigious list. The Mexican only turned up for Arsenal and has not been able to put his career on that same path since then even though he has established himself as a star in the Major League Soccer.