Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | El Negrito, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levadiakos | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Real España | 52 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Motagua | 22 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Marathón | 20 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Panthrakikos | 54 | (2) |
2016 | Marathón | 13 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Xanthi | 39 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Real España | 33 | (1) |
2019 | Pontevedra | 12 | (1) |
2020– | Levadiakos | 128 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Honduras U17 | 6 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Honduras U20 | 7 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Honduras U23 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2022 | Honduras | 56 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022 |
Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar (born 3 April 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Levadiakos, whom he captains, and the Honduras national team.
Club career
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Mejía had a spell at the reserves of Italian side Udinese before spending two years at Real C.D. España. He joined F.C. Motagua for the 2012 Clausura championship.[2]
He had a spell at French side Monaco in 2009[3] and was rumored to join the Seattle Sounders FC after the Sounders sent scouts over to Honduras.[4]
On 29 January 2016, Xanthi officially announced the signing of Honduran defensive midfielder, who was recently released from Marathón.
International career
Mejía played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
Mejía made his senior debut for Honduras in a January 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup[6] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2011-06-10 | FIU Stadium, Miami, United States | Grenada | 7 – 1 | 7 – 1 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
Levadiakos
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ Alfredo Mejía es nuevo jugador del Motagua - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Colorado Rapids se fija en Alfredo Mejía Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Scouting: Three Honduran Midfielders
- ^ Alfredo Mejía – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details[dead link ] - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details[dead link ] - RSSSF
External links
- Alfredo Mejía at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Yoro Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Honduras
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- C.D. Olimpia players
- Real C.D. España players
- F.C. Motagua players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Panthrakikos F.C. players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Super League Greece players
- Segunda División B players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Spain