Álvaro Mejía Pérez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Mejía Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Konyaspor | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Las Rozas | ||
| 1998–2001 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid C | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2004 | Real Madrid B | 44 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Real Madrid | 40 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Murcia | 100 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Arles-Avignon | 12 | (0) |
| 2011– | Konyaspor | 37 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Álvaro Mejía Pérez (born 18 January 1982 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Konyaspor in Turkey, mainly as a central defender.
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[edit] Club career
Mejía started his football career at Las Rozas CF. He signed for Real Madrid in 1998, subsequently moving up the various junior ranks.
Mejía joined the third team in 2001–02 and moved straight into the B-side, being admitted into the main squad the following season, and making his La Liga debut in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF on 21 January 2004 (90 minutes played). He also appeared in the season's UEFA Champions League on 3 March 2004 – again playing the full match – in a 1–0 home success over FC Bayern Munich in the round-of-16;[1] at the end of that campaign, he renewed his contract until 2010,[2] and his appearance in the first team's defence was subsequently put to use in different positions.
The following season, Mejía appeared in just five games for Real Madrid, all competitions combined, adding 26 league games the following two seasons, with his first and only goal coming in a 2–0 away win at Real Betis on 29 October 2005, after one minute on the pitch, having come on as a substitute for Carlos Diogo.[3]
In July 2007, Mejía joined top flight newcomers Real Murcia on a four-year deal,[4] and scored in the first league round, in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza. A starter throughout the vast majority of the season, he faced relegation for the first time in his career.
On 30 July 2010, after Murcia dropped another division, Mejía joined AC Arles-Avignon in France, newly promoted to Ligue 1, on a one-year contract.[5] In January of the following year, he changed teams - and countries - again, signing for Turkish Süper Lig outfit Konyaspor.[6]
[edit] Honours
- Real Madrid:
[edit] References
- ^ Mejía circus at Madrid; UEFA.com, 6 April 2004
- ^ Madrid reward for Mejía; UEFA.com, 24 May 2004
- ^ Madrid rediscover winning habit; UEFA.com, 29 October 2005
- ^ Mejía makes Murcia switch; UEFA.com, 18 July 2007
- ^ "Alvaro Perez Mejia, Dja Djédjé et Kamel Ghilas ont signé! [Alvaro Perez Mejia, Dja Djédjé and Kamel Ghilas have signed!]" (in French). Arles-Avignon. 30 July 2010. http://www.acarlesavignon.fr/Alvaro-Perez-Mejia-Dja-Djedje-et-Kamel-Ghilas-ont-signe-_a640.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Mejia à Konyaspor [Mejia at Konyaspor]" (in French). Mercato365. 15 January 2011. http://www.mercato365.com/etranger/monde/article_487673_Arles-Avignon-Mejia-a-Konyaspor-.shtml. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
[edit] External links
- Arles-Avignon official profile
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- Segunda División footballers
- Real Madrid Juvenil footballers
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Real Murcia footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- AC Arles-Avignon players
- Süper Lig players
- Konyaspor footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
