Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete[a] (born 27 July 1988) also known as El Chore, is a Mexican former professional footballer and former manager of Liga MX Femenil club Guadalajara (women).
 Mejia playing for Guadalajara | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Guadalajara | 106 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → León (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Puebla (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Juárez | 47 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Murciélagos | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 214 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Guadalajara Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2020–2021 | Guadalajara (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGuadalajara
editMejía made his professional debut during the first week of the Clausura 2006 tournament against Toluca. From then on, Mejía became a regular with Chivas. During the Clausura 2007, he earned a starting position over Patricio Araujo. On June 1, 2012, he was transferred on loan for 1 year to Club León.[1] However, he did not make any appearances for Leon during his time at the club. The versatile midfielder made 115 appearances for Chivas.
Loan at Chivas USA
editOn February 21, 2013, sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Mejía and teammates Giovani Casillas and Mario de Luna on loan from CD Guadalajara.[2]
Honours
editGuadalajara
Juárez
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Viruete.
References
edit- ^ "Chivas vende al 'Venado' y a Magallón; Mejía a préstamo". mediotiempo.com. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- ^ "Chivas add three players". mediotiempo.com. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
External links
edit- Édgar Mejía – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Édgar Mejía at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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