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

Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar (born 3 April 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos, whom he captains, and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Mejía had a spell at the reserves of Italian side Udinese before spending two years at Real C.D. España. He joined F.C. Motagua for the 2012 Clausura championship.[2]

He had a spell at French side Monaco in 2009[3] and was rumored to join the Seattle Sounders FC after the Sounders sent scouts over to Honduras.[4]

On 29 January 2016, Xanthi officially announced the signing of Honduran defensive midfielder, who was recently released from Marathón.

International career

Mejía played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Mejía made his senior debut for Honduras in a January 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup[6] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

International goals

Alfredo Mejía: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2011-06-10 FIU Stadium, Miami, United States  Grenada 7 – 1 7 – 1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Levadiakos

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ Alfredo Mejía es nuevo jugador del Motagua - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Colorado Rapids se fija en Alfredo Mejía Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today - Diez (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Scouting: Three Honduran Midfielders
  5. ^ Alfredo Mejía – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 - Details[dead link] - RSSSF
  7. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details[dead link] - RSSSF

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