Josua Mejías
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josua Antonio Mejías García | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Valencia , Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Carabobo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Carabobo | 37 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Leganés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Cartagena (loan) | →27 | (0) |
2018– | Leganés | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2019 | → Cartagena (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Atlético Madrid B (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Málaga (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2021– | → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Venezuela U20 | 11 | (1) |
2021– | Venezuela | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2021 |
Josua Antonio Mejías García (born 9 June 1997) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a central defender for Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem.
International career[]
Mejías was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1]
He made his debut for the Venezuela national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Brazil.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 1 August 2021[3]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Carabobo | 2015 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2016 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
Cartagena | 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Gimnàstic | 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Cartagena | 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Atlético Madrid B | 2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Gimnàstic | 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Beitar Jerusalem | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 125 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 2 |
Honours[]
International[]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2017
- South American Youth Football Championship: Third Place 2017
References[]
- ^ "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Venezuela v Brazil game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
- ^ Josua Mejías at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links[]
- Josua Mejías at BDFutbol
- Josua Mejías at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football defenders
- CD Leganés players
- FC Cartagena footballers
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- Atlético Madrid B players
- Málaga CF players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Carabobo F.C. players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Venezuela international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Venezuelan football defender stubs