Jonathan Mejía

Jona
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Mejía Ruiz
Date of birth7 January 1989
Place of birthMálaga, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Cádiz (on loan from Granada)
Youth career
Málaga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Lorca Deportiva22(2)
2009–2010Melilla9(0)
2010–2011Deportivo B28(5)
2011–2012Zamora36(12)
2012–2013Ourense18(11)
2013–Granada0(0)
2013→ Vitória Guimarães B (loan)2(0)
2013→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)3(0)
2013–2014→ Jaén (loan)39(16)
2014–→ Cádiz (loan)27(17)
National team‡
2013–Honduras4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Jonathan Mejía Ruiz (born 7 January 1989), commonly known as Jona, is an Honduran professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF on loan from Granada CF as a striker.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Jona only played lower league football in his beginnings, always in Segunda División B. He represented in quick succession Lorca Deportiva CF, UD Melilla, Deportivo de La Coruña B, Zamora CF[1] and CD Ourense.

In mid-January 2013, after excelling in the first half of the season with the latter,[2] Jona was acquired by Granada CF in La Liga, being immediately loaned to Vitória S.C. of Portugal.[3] He made his top flight debut on 4 March, playing one minute in a 2–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra.

International career

Jona's father, Leonidas Mejía, was an Honduran from Tegucigalpa, his mother being Spanish. In April 2013, he thus expressed interest in representing the Honduras national team.[4]

Jona made his debut on 2 June 2013, in a friendly with Israel.[5] He represented the nation at the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.

References

  1. ↑ Zamora confirma fichaje de Jona. (Zamora confirms signing of Jona); esFutbol, 16 July 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Jona ratifica su compromiso con el proyecto futbolístico de O Couto (Jona confirms commitment to O Couto's football project); La Voz de Galicia, 27 November 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Granada ficha a Jona y lo cede al Vitoria Guimaraes portugués (Granada signs Jona and loans him to Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes); La Verdad, 12 January 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Jonathan Mejía, un español que quiere jugar con Honduras (Jonathan Mejía, Spaniard who wants to play for Honduras); Diez, 1 April 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Honduras perdió 2–0 ante Israel en fogueo preparativo para juego contra Costa Rica (Honduras lost 2–0 to Israel in preparation for game against Costa Rica); Al Día, 2 June 2013 (Spanish)

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