Édgar Mejía
 Mejia playing for Guadalajara | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Querétaro (women) (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Guadalajara | 115 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → León (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Puebla (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Juárez | 47 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Murciélagos | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 214 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Guadalajara Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2020–2021 | Guadalajara (women) | ||
| 2026– | Querétaro (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete[a] (born 27 July 1988) also known as El Chore, is a Mexican former professional footballer and former manager of Liga MX Femenil club Guadalajara (women).
Club career
[edit | edit source]Guadalajara
[edit | edit source]Mejía made his professional debut during the first week of the Clausura 2006 tournament against Toluca. From then on, Mejía became a regular with Chivas. During the Clausura 2007, he earned a starting position over Patricio Araujo. On June 1, 2012, he was transferred on loan for 1 year to Club León.[1] However, he did not make any appearances for Leon during his time at the club. The versatile midfielder made 115 appearances for Chivas.
Loan at Chivas USA
[edit | edit source]On February 21, 2013, sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Mejía and teammates Giovani Casillas and Mario de Luna on loan from CD Guadalajara.[2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Guadalajara
- Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2010
Juárez
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Viruete.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Édgar Mejía – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Édgar Mejía at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- Mexican men's footballers
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Club León footballers
- Chivas USA players
- Club Puebla players
- Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Liga MX Femenil managers
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- Mexican football defender, 1980s birth stubs
- Mexican football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs