Diego Armando Mejía Pérez (born June 20, 1982 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Armando Mejía Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia La Chelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Alianza | 50 | (14) |
| 2004 | Motagua | (1) | |
| 2004–2006 | Once Municipal | ||
| 2006 | San Salvador F.C. | ||
| 2007 | Cobras | ||
| 2008 | Southern California Seahorses | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2004 | El Salvador | 19 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2011 | |||
Club career edit
Mejía came through the Chelona youth academy and had a couple of seasons at Alianza before moving abroad to play for Honduran giants F.C. Motagua.[1] After six months he returned to El Salvador to play for Once Municipal and San Salvador F.C. In 2007, he joined Mexican side Cobras.
In December 2007, that was reported that Mejía would make a comeback to football after a year long injury had prevented him from taking part in competitive games at any level. He impressed during trials at both USL First Division side Carolina RailHawks, and USL Second Division side Real Maryland in the early part of 2008, but ultimately decided to sign with the PDL team, Southern California Seahorses in the fourth division Premier Development League. He scored three goals in 11 games for them.[2]
International career edit
With the El Salvador U-21 team, Mejía won the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
He made his senior debut for El Salvador in a March 2001 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international game was a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against the United States.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 February 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Nicaragua |
3-0 | 3-0 | 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 2 | 29 June 2003 | Estadio Nacional, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Honduras |
1-1 | 1-1 | friendly match |
| 3 | 6 July 2003 | The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States |  Mexico |
1-0 | 2-1 | friendly match |
Post football edit
Mejía is now an athletic director in one of three FC Barcelona schools in Mexico, in the Chihuahua state.[7]
References edit
- ^ El Diego de El Salvador Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- ^ #10 - Diego Mejia Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine - USLSoccer
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) - Details - RSSSF
- ^ Diego Mejía – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ "Diego Mejía, el salvadoreño que trabaja para el Barcelona". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
External links edit
- Diego Mejía at National-Football-Teams.com
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