Juan Mera (footballer)
Juan Mera González (born 22 November 1993), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club NEROCA.[1]
 Mera with East Bengal in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Mera González | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NEROCA | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Antonio Machado | ||
| 2002–2003 | Roces | ||
| 2003–2010 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Sporting B | 155 | (21) |
| 2016–2017 | Celta B | 32 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Racing Ferrol | 23 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Teruel | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Leioa | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | East Bengal | 16 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Lealtad | 20 | (0) |
| 2021– | NEROCA | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 24 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Spain
Born in Gijón, Asturias, he made his senior debut with Sporting de Gijón B in the 2010–11 season. Juan played his first match on 29 August 2010 against Gimnástica Torrelavega[2] He played for Sporting B, in Segunda División B, till 2015–16 season. He scored 21 goals. In 2016–17, he was promoted to Sporting Gijón.[2]
After that he joined Celta Vigo B, Racing Ferrol, Teruel, Leioa in Spain till 2018–19 and played in Segunda División B.
India
On 24 August 2019, Juan pursued a one-year deal and moved to Indian club, East Bengal FC.[3][4] On 12 September, he played his first match for the club in Calcutta Football League, against Kalighat MS.[5]
He made his professional league debut on 4 December 2019 in I-League, in match against Real Kashmir FC He assisted a goal and was also named Man of the Match.[6]
In 2021, he moved to another I-League side NEROCA[7][8] and made his debut for the club on 27 December in their 3–2 win against Sreenidi Deccan.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 35 | 7 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 155 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 21 | ||
| Celta B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| Racing Ferrol | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Teruel | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Leioa | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| CD Lealtad | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| NEROCA | 2021–22 | I-League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 270 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 28 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References
- "NEROCA FC announce the signing of midfielder Juan Mera!". www.arunfoot.com/. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Spain - Juan Mera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- Nehal (24 August 2019). "East Bengal FC sign Spanish forward Juan Mera González". THE AWAY END. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Mullick, Sounak (24 August 2019). "Indian Football: East Bengal add Spanish midfielder Juan Mera Gonzalez to their roster". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Quess East Bengal FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Match Details | Hero I-League". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- All India Football Federation, Media Team (24 December 2021). "Neroca FC seek to be competitive again after a number of quality arrivals". i-league.org. I-League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Modak, Sourav (26 December 2021). "I-League: New-look NEROCA FC ready to change the script this season". m.timesofindia.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Chatterjee, Triyasha (27 December 2021). "I-League 2021-2022: Neroca FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- Juan Mera at Soccerway
- Juan Mera at BDFutbol