Johan Mina

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mina and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

Johan Mina
Personal information
Full name Johan Andreé Mina Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maricá
Youth career
2013–2020 Emelec
2020–2022 Werder Bremen
2021–2022 → Estoril Praia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Werder Bremen II 17 (3)
2022–2023 → Emelec (loan) 0 (0)
2025– Maricá 1 (0)
International career
2019 Ecuador U17 12 (8)
2020 Ecuador U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Johan Andreé Mina Mendoza (born 15 May 2002) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Maricá.

Club career

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Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Mina started his career with Emelec at the age of eleven.[2] However, a contract dispute meant that he did not play football at all between 2018 and 2020.[3] He was linked with Spanish and English giants Barcelona and Chelsea, but eventually he moved to Germany to sign for Werder Bremen.[4][5][6] In October 2019, while still at Emelec, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2003 worldwide.[3]

Mina was unable to settle at Werder Bremen, where he struggled to make friends or enjoy German cuisine, and also suffered with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, which meant he would most often train on his own, rather than with teammates.[7][8] He was loaned to Portuguese side Estoril Praia in 2021, but again failed to settle, as Estoril deployed him at left-back for their under-23 side, a far cry from his natural false-nine position.[7][9][10] Despite winning the under-23 league, Mina only totalled ten appearances in the whole season.[11]

In July 2022, Mina returned to childhood club Emelec on a one-year loan from Werder Bremen.[12][13] However, he again struggled for game time, and it was rumoured that the loan would be cut short in November 2022.[14][15][16] Despite remaining contracted to Emelec, he failed to impress new manager Miguel Rondelli, and would eventually begin training with Ecuadorian Serie B club Rocafuerte in order to stay fit.[8] In May 2023 he stated in an interview with Diario Expreso (es) that he regretted moving to Germany, and that Werder Bremen had informed him that he would be loaned out the following season.[8]

Mina returned to Germany the following year, making appearances for Werder Bremen's reserve team in the Bremen-Liga, but after one season he terminated his contract with the club prematurely.[17] After half a year as a free agent, he signed with Brazilian Série D club Maricá ahead of the 2025 season.[18]

International career

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Mina has represented Ecuador at under-17 and under-23 level.[1]

Personal life

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Johan's father, Joaquin, also represented Emelec in the 1990s.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 11 June 2025[1][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Emelec (loan) 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Werder Bremen II 2023–24 Bremen-Liga 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
Maricá 2025 Série D 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 18 3 0 0 0 0 18 3

References

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