Álvaro Mejía Pérez

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Álvaro Mejía
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Mejía Pérez
Date of birth (1982-01-18) 18 January 1982
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubErgotelis
Number6
Youth career
1993–1998Las Rozas
1998–2001Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2002Real Madrid C
2002–2004Real Madrid B49(0)
2004–2007Real Madrid40(1)
2007–2010Murcia100(4)
2010–2011Arles-Avignon12(0)
2011–2012Konyaspor40(2)
2012–2013Almería26(1)
2013–Ergotelis14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Álvaro Mejía Pérez (born 18 January 1982 in Madrid) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ergotelis F.C. in the Superleague Greece, mainly as a central defender.

Club career

Mejía started his football career at Las Rozas CF. He signed for Real Madrid in 1998, subsequently moving up the various junior ranks.

Mejía joined the third team for the 2001–02 season but moved shortly after into the B-side, being admitted to the main squad the following campaign and making his La Liga debut in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF on 21 January 2004 (90 minutes played). He also appeared in the season's UEFA Champions League on 3 March 2004 – again playing the full match – in a 1–0 home success over FC Bayern Munich in the round-of-16;[1] in May 2004 he renewed his contract until 2010,[2] and his appearance in the first team's defence was subsequently put to use in different positions.

The following year Mejía appeared in just five games for Real Madrid, all competitions combined, adding 26 league games the following two seasons, with his first and only goal coming in a 2–0 away win at Real Betis on 29 October 2005 after one minute on the pitch, having come on as a substitute for Carlos Diogo.[3]

In July 2007 Mejía joined top flight newcomers Real Murcia on a four-year deal,[4] and scored in the first league round, in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza. A starter throughout the vast majority of the season, he faced relegation for the first time in his career.

On 30 July 2010, after Murcia dropped another division, Mejía joined AC Arles-Avignon in France, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a one-year contract.[5] In January of the following year he changed teams – and countries – again, signing for Turkish Süper Lig outfit Konyaspor.[6]

On 13 July 2012 Mejía signed a one-year contract with Spanish second division side UD Almería, after passing his medical.

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. ↑ Mejía circus at Madrid; UEFA.com, 6 April 2004
  2. ↑ Madrid reward for Mejía; UEFA.com, 24 May 2004
  3. ↑ Madrid rediscover winning habit; UEFA.com, 29 October 2005
  4. ↑ Mejía makes Murcia switch; UEFA.com, 18 July 2007
  5. ↑ "Alvaro Perez Mejia, Dja Djédjé et Kamel Ghilas ont signé!" [Alvaro Perez Mejia, Dja Djédjé and Kamel Ghilas have signed!] (in French). Arles-Avignon. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Mejia à Konyaspor" [Mejia at Konyaspor] (in French). Mercato365. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011. 

External links

Ergotelis F.C. – current squad
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