Carlos Mejía (footballer, born 2000)

Carlos Adonys Mejía Estrada (born 19 February 2000) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional and the Honduras national team.

Carlos Mejía
Personal information
Full name Carlos Adonys Mejía Estrada[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Motagua
Number 16
Youth career
0000 Academia del Sauce[2]
0000 Vida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Vida 19 (1)
2019Real España (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021Pumas Tabasco (loan) 20 (2)
2021– Motagua 65 (8)
International career
0000 Honduras U17
0000 Honduras U20
2024– Honduras 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2021

Club career

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He made his professional debut with Vida at the age of 17, and was loaned out to Real España in 2019.[2] In the summer of 2020 he was loaned out to second-tier Mexican side Pumas Tabasco.[3]

International career

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He represented his country at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4][5]

He made his national debut in a friendly match coming off as a substitute against Iceland. [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Witty, Edgar (14 July 2020). "Carlos Mejía, la promesa hondureña puesta a prueba en el Manchester City que busca destacar en México". Diario Deportivo Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ Márquez, Gabriel Andrés (14 July 2020). "Carlos Mejía se incorporará a Pumas". Tiempo Extra MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ Carlos Mejía at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ "Carlos Mejía y su fichaje por el Real España: "Desde niño venia soñando estar en un equipo grande"". La Prensa (in Spanish). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ "C. Mejía". Soccerway (in Spanish).
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