Juan Mera (footballer)
 Mera with East Bengal in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Mera González | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Antonio Machado | ||
| 2002–2003 | Roces | ||
| 2003–2010 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Sporting B | 155 | (21) |
| 2016–2017 | Celta B | 32 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Racing Ferrol | 23 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Teruel | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Leioa | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | East Bengal | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Lealtad | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | NEROCA | 10 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Punjab | 35 | (12) |
| 2024– | Churchill Brothers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 2 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Juan Mera González (born 22 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Churchill Brothers.
Club career
[edit]Spain
[edit]Born in Gijón, Asturias, he made his senior debut with Sporting de Gijón B in the 2010–11 season. Juan played his first match on 29 August 2010 against Gimnástica Torrelavega[1] He played for Sporting B, in Segunda División B, till 2015–16 season. He scored 21 goals. In 2016–17, he was promoted to Sporting Gijón.[1]
After that he joined Celta Vigo B, Racing Ferrol, Teruel, and Leioa in Spain till 2018–19 and played in Segunda División B.
India
[edit]On 24 August 2019, Juan pursued a one-year deal and moved to Indian club, East Bengal FC.[2][3] On 12 September, he played his first match for the club in Calcutta Football League, against Kalighat MS.[4]
He made his professional league debut on 4 December 2019 in I-League, in match against Real Kashmir FC He assisted a goal and was also named Man of the Match.[5]
In 2021, he moved to another I-League side NEROCA[6][7] and made his debut for the club on 27 December in their 3–2 win against Sreenidi Deccan.[8]
In September 2022, he signed for another I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.[9][10] The club later clinched its second I-League title in 2022–23 season and gained promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League.[11][12][13][14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 35 | 7 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 155 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 21 | ||
| Celta B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| Racing Ferrol | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Teruel | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Leioa | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| CD Lealtad | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| NEROCA | 2021–22 | I-League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Punjab | 2022–23 | I-League | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 10 | |
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 12 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2024–25 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 309 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 328 | 41 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
[edit]RoundGlass Punjab
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Spain - Juan Mera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Nehal (24 August 2019). "East Bengal FC sign Spanish forward Juan Mera González". THE AWAY END. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Mullick, Sounak (24 August 2019). "Indian Football: East Bengal add Spanish midfielder Juan Mera Gonzalez to their roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Quess East Bengal FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Match Details | Hero I-League". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ All India Football Federation, Media Team (24 December 2021). "Neroca FC seek to be competitive again after a number of quality arrivals". i-league.org. I-League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Modak, Sourav (26 December 2021). "I-League: New-look NEROCA FC ready to change the script this season". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Chatterjee, Triyasha (27 December 2021). "I-League 2021-2022: Neroca FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "RoundGlass Punjab FC announces five foreign signings for I-League 2022–23 season". halfwayfootball.com. Halfway Football. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "RoundGlass Punjab sign Kiran Limbu, Luka Majcen for I-League 2022–23 season | The Warriors have also added experienced defender Aleksandar Ignjatovic to the roster". khelnow.com. Khel Now. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "RoundGlass Punjab FC wins I-League title, gains ISL promotion". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League title". Rediff.com. Press Trust of India. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Madhavan, Rahul (4 March 2023). "RoundGlass Punjab FC secure promotion to the Indian Super League after clinching the I-League in style". Sportskeeda.com. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "I-League outfit Roundglass Punjab promoted to ISL". thebridge.in. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Juan Mera at Soccerway
- ^ Juan Mera at BDFutbol
- ^ a b Media Team, AIFF (12 March 2023). "Champions RoundGlass Punjab end season in style, hit half-century of points". i-league.org. Panchkula. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Gijón
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Segunda División B players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- CD Teruel footballers
- SD Leioa players
- CD Lealtad players
- I-League players
- East Bengal Club players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- NEROCA FC players
- Calcutta Football League players
- Punjab FC players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen