Juan Mera (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Mera González | ||
Date of birth | 22 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NEROCA | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Antonio Machado | ||
2002–2003 | Roces | ||
2003–2010 | Sporting Gijón | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 | Sporting B | 155 | (21) |
2016–2017 | Celta B | 32 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Racing Ferrol | 23 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Teruel | 11 | (0) |
2019 | Leioa | 7 | (0) |
2019–2020 | East Bengal | 16 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Lealtad | 20 | (0) |
2021– | NEROCA | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 7 March 2022 (UTC) |
Juan Mera González (born 22 November 1993), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club NEROCA.[1]
Club career[]
Spain[]
Born in Gijón, Asturias, he made his senior debut with Sporting de Gijón B in the 2010–11 season. Juan played his first match on 29 August 2010 against Gimnástica Torrelavega[2] He played for Sporting B, in Segunda División B, till 2015–16 season. He scored 21 goals. In 2016–17, he was promoted to Sporting Gijón.[2]
After that he joined Celta Vigo B, Racing Ferrol, Teruel, Leioa in Spain till 2018–19 and played in Segunda División B.
India[]
On 24 August 2019, Juan pursued a one-year deal and moved to Indian club, East Bengal FC.[3][4] On 12 September, he played his first match for the club in Calcutta Football League, against Kalighat MS.[5]
He made his professional league debut on 4 December 2019 in I-League, in match against Real Kashmir FC He assisted a goal and was also named Man of the Match.[6]
In 2021, he moved to another I-League side NEROCA[7][8] and made his debut for the club on 27 December in their 3–2 win against Sreenidi Deccan.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
2012–13 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
2013–14 | 27 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
2014–15 | 35 | 7 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
2015–16 | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
Total | 155 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 21 | ||
Celta B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
Racing Ferrol | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
Teruel | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
Leioa | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
CD Lealtad | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
NEROCA | 2021–22 | I-League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 262 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 28 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References[]
- ^ "NEROCA FC announce the signing of midfielder Juan Mera!". www.arunfoot.com/. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Spain - Juan Mera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Nehal (24 August 2019). "East Bengal FC sign Spanish forward Juan Mera González". THE AWAY END. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Mullick, Sounak (24 August 2019). "Indian Football: East Bengal add Spanish midfielder Juan Mera Gonzalez to their roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Quess East Bengal FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Match Details | Hero I-League". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ All India Football Federation, Media Team (24 December 2021). "Neroca FC seek to be competitive again after a number of quality arrivals". i-league.org. I-League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Modak, Sourav (26 December 2021). "I-League: New-look NEROCA FC ready to change the script this season". m.timesofindia.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Chatterjee, Triyasha (27 December 2021). "I-League 2021-2022: Neroca FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Juan Mera at Soccerway
- ^ Juan Mera at BDFutbol
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gijón
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Asturias
- Association football wingers
- Segunda División B players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- CD Teruel footballers
- SD Leioa players
- CD Lealtad players
- I-League players
- SC East Bengal players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate footballers in India
- NEROCA FC players
- Calcutta Football League players