Josua Mejías
Josua Antonio Mejías García (born 9 June 1997) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a central defender for Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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* 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 | |||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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