Alfredo Mejía
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | El Negrito, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Xanthi | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpia | 32 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Real España | 52 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Motagua | 22 | (1) |
| 2014 | Marathón | 20 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Panthrakikos | 48 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Marathón | 13 | (0) |
| 2017– | Xanthi | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Honduras U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Honduras U-20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Honduras U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011– | Honduras | 30 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2012 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar (born 3 April 1990 in El Negrito, Yoro Department) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Xanthi FC in Greece.
Club career
Mejía had a spell at the reserves of Italian side Udinese before spending two years at Real España. He joined 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
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Yoro Department
- Association football midfielders
- Honduran footballers
- Honduras international footballers
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2017 Copa Centroamericana players
- Olympic footballers of Honduras
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Club Deportivo Olimpia footballers
- Real C.D. España players
- C.D. Motagua players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players