Alfredo Mejía

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Alfredo Mejía
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Mejía with Honduras in 2015
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar
Date of birth (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth El Negrito, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 48 (1)
2016 Marathón 13 (0)
2016–2018 Xanthi 33 (1)
2018–2019 Real España 33 (1)
2019 Pontevedra 11 (1)
2020– Levadiakos 39 (4)
National team
2007 Honduras U17 6 (0)
2008–2009 Honduras U20 7 (1)
2011–2013 Honduras U23 6 (0)
2011– Honduras 51 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2021

Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar (born 3 April 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos, for which he is captain, and the Honduran national team.

Club career[]

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.[1]

He had a spell at French side Monaco in 2009[2] and was rumored to join the Seattle Sounders after the Sounders sent scouts over to Honduras.[3]

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.[4]

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[5] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

International goals[]

Alfredo Mejía: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2011-06-10 FIU Stadium, Miami, United States  Grenada 7 – 1 7 – 1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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