Édgar Mejía

Édgar Mejía
Mejia playing for Guadalajara
Personal information
Full name Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete
Date of birth (1988-07-27) July 27, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Guadalajara 106 (0)
2012–2013León (loan) 0 (0)
2013Chivas USA (loan) 28 (1)
2014Puebla (loan) 9 (0)
2015Atlético 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)
*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

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Guadalajara

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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

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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

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Guadalajara

Juárez

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Viruete.

References

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  1. ^ "Chivas vende al 'Venado' y a Magallón; Mejía a préstamo". mediotiempo.com. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Chivas add three players". mediotiempo.com. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
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