Josua Mejías

Josua Antonio Mejías García (born 9 June 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea FC.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mejías and the second or maternal family name is García.
Josua Mejías
Mejías with Venezuela U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Josua Antonio Mejías García
Date of birth (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997
Place of birth Valencia, Venezuela
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Athens Kallithea
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2015 Carabobo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Carabobo 37 (1)
2017–2018 → Leganés (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 0→ Cartagena (loan) 27 (0)
2018–2022 Leganés 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 7 (0)
2019 → Cartagena (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 → Atlético Madrid B (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2021 → Málaga (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2023 Beitar Jerusalem 11 (0)
2023– Athens Kallithea 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Venezuela U20 11 (1)
2021– Venezuela 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2023

Club career

Mejías came through the academy of local side Carabobo and made his first team debut at age 18 in July 2015. He would make 36 total league appearances (31 starts) for the club over the next two years, until he was acquired by Leganés in September 2017.

Leganés were then playing in La Liga, and they would send Mejías out on loan to gain his first European experience. After three seasons in the Spanish third tier with Cartagena, Gimnàstic, and Atlético Madrid B, Mejías moved up to the Segunda División with Málaga in the 2020/21 season, making 21 appearances during the year for the Andalusian club.

Mejías’ next loan was to Beitar Jerusalem. After making 15 league appearances in the 2021/22 season, Beitar would acquire Mejías from Leganés on a permanent transfer in August 2022. In the 2022/23 season, Mejías played 90 minutes in 11 of the first 13 rounds of the league, until a residency issue interrupted his season and he returned to Venezuela.

In July 2023, Mejías joined Athens Kallithea FC in Super League 2.[1]

International career

Mejías was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

He made his debut for the Venezuela national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Brazil.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 August 2021[4]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
ClubSeason AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Carabobo20151603000190
20161410000141
201770000070
Total 3713000401
Cartagena2017–182702000290
Total 2702000290
Gimnàstic2018–192702000290
Total 70000070
Cartagena2018–191100000110
Total 1100000110
Atlético Madrid B2019–202210000221
Total 2210000221
Gimnàstic2020–212100000210
Total 2103000240
Beitar Jerusalem2021–2200000000
Total 00000000
Career total 125280001332

Honours

International
Venezuela U-20

References
  1. "Josua Mejías joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. "Venezuela v Brazil game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  4. Josua Mejías at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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