Josua Mejías

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mejías and the second or maternal family name is García.
Josua Mejías
Mejías with Athens Kallithea F.C. in 2023
Personal information
Full name Josua Antonio Mejías García
Date of birth (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Valencia, Venezuela
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Athens Kallithea
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2015 Carabobo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Carabobo 37 (1)
2017–2018 → Leganés (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 0→ Cartagena (loan) 27 (0)
2018–2022 Leganés 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 7 (0)
2019 → Cartagena (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 → Atlético Madrid B (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2021 → Málaga (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2023 Beitar Jerusalem 11 (0)
2023– Athens Kallithea 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Venezuela U20 11 (1)
2021– Venezuela 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2023

Josua Antonio Mejías García (born 9 June 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea FC.

Club career[edit]

Mejías came through the academy of local side Carabobo and made his first team debut at age 18 in July 2015. He would make 36 total league appearances (31 starts) for the club over the next two years, until he was acquired by Leganés in September 2017.

Leganés were then playing in La Liga, and they would send Mejías out on loan to gain his first European experience. After three seasons in the Spanish third tier with Cartagena, Gimnàstic, and Atlético Madrid B, Mejías moved up to the Segunda División with Málaga in the 2020/21 season, making 21 appearances during the year for the Andalusian club.

Mejías’ next loan was to Beitar Jerusalem. After making 15 league appearances in the 2021/22 season, Beitar would acquire Mejías from Leganés on a permanent transfer in August 2022. In the 2022/23 season, Mejías played 90 minutes in 11 of the first 13 rounds of the league.

In July 2023, Mejías joined Athens Kallithea FC in Super League 2.[1]

International career[edit]

Mejías was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

He made his debut for the Venezuela national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Brazil.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 1 August 2021[4]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carabobo 2015 16 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
2016 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
2017 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 37 1 3 0 0 0 40 1
Cartagena 2017–18 27 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
Total 27 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
Gimnàstic 2018–19 27 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Cartagena 2018–19 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Atlético Madrid B 2019–20 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Gimnàstic 2020–21 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 21 0 3 0 0 0 24 0
Beitar Jerusalem 2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 125 2 8 0 0 0 133 2

Honours[edit]

International[edit]

Venezuela U-20

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Josua Mejías joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea FC. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Venezuela v Brazil game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ Josua Mejías at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

External links[edit]

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