David García Mitogo

David Mitogo
Personal information
Full nameDavid Edu García Mitogo
Date of birth18 May 1990
Place of birthBata, Equatorial Guinea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Vittoriosa Stars
Youth career
La Morenica
Ponferradina
La Morenica
2006–2008Ponferradina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2012Ponferradina B[1]39(7)
2009Ponferradina7(1)
2012–2013Teruel31(4)
2013Atlético Bembibre16(9)
2014–Vittoriosa Stars6(0)
National team‡
2010Equatorial Guinea U201(1)
2010–Equatorial Guinea2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2012
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Mitogo.

David Edu García Mitogo (born 18 May 1990) is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for Maltese club Vittoriosa Stars F.C. as a forward.

Club career

Born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Mitogo moved to Spain at the age of only three. He began his youth career with CD La Morenica, and later joined SD Ponferradina as a cadet; however, he was dissatisfied with his time at the club and returned to his previous team at the end of the season.

At 16, Mitogo ultimately returned to Ponferradina to complete his formation.[2] He made his senior debuts with the reserve side, in the fourth division.[3]

On 20 September 2009, aged 19, Mitogo made his first appearance for Ponferradina's main squad, in a third level match against SD Eibar, scoring the only goal of the game in the process.[4] Still mainly registered with the B's, he appeared in a further six games for the first team as it finally achieved promotion to division two.

Playing for Ponferradina B against CD Huracán Z on 24 October 2010, Mitogo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, being sidelined for six months.[5]

International career

In April 2010, Mitogo was called by the Equatoguinean national under-20 team for the second match against Gabon in the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers (preliminary round).[6] He scored the Equatoguinean goal, in a 1–1 draw.[7]

In late July 2010 Mitogo received his first callup for the full side, for a friendly with Morocco on 11 August.[8] He came on as a substitute for Juan Mbela in the 67th minute.

Personal life

Mitogo comes from a multiracial background. His white father, whose surname is García, is Spanish, while his black mother, surnamed Mitogo, is a Fang.

References

  1. ↑ These numbers don't include the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons.
  2. ↑ «Fue el debut perfecto» («It was the perfect debut»); Diario de León, 22 September 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El GCE Villaralbo manda en su debut en la liga y golea a la Ponferradina B (GCE Villaralbo rules in league debut and runs Ponferradina B over); El Norte de Castilla, 14 September 2008 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Un gol del debutante Mitogo salva el partido y aúpa a la Deportiva al liderato (1–0) (Goal from debutant Mitogo saves match and puts Deportiva in first place (1–0)); Bierzo Diario, 20 September 2009 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Mitogo será baja en la Ponferradina B durante seis meses (Mitogo out in Ponferradina B for six months); Bierzo Diario, 26 October 2010 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ La selección sub’20 de Guinea convoca a Mitogo (Guinea's under-20 call Mitogo); La Crónica de León, 27 April 2010 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Con ustedes, David Mitogo (Ladies and gentlemen, David Mitogo); La Crónica de León, 4 May 2010 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Benjamín e Iván Zarandona jugarán un amistoso con Guinea Ecuatorial (Benjamín and Iván Zarandona will play friendly for Equatorial Guinea); El Día de Valladolid, 21 July 2010 (Spanish)

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