Yulián Mejía

Colombian footballer (born 1990)

Yulián Mejía
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Yulián Mejía Chaverra
Date of birth (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Unión Española
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Girardot F.C. 6 (0)
2010 Depor F.C. 24 (7)
2011–2012 Envigado 70 (9)
2012–2013 Club Atlético Tigre 1 (0)
2013 Envigado 1 (0)
2013–2014 Independiente Medellín 31 (6)
2014 Deportes Tolima 13 (3)
2015–2018 Atlético Nacional 20 (1)
2016 → Millonarios FC (loan) 14 (1)
2017 → Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) 37 (4)
2018 → Sporting Cristal (loan) 35 (5)
2019– Unión Española 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2016

Jonathan Yulián Mejía Chaverra (born 28 July 1990) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Mejia began his career with Girardot FC in 2008. In 2010, he was signed by Depor FC. In 2011 he was signed by Envigado, where he participated in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.

His performances for Envigado impressed many South American clubs, particularly Millonarios and Racing Club. In February 2013 Racing were very close to signing him, but the deal eventually fell through and he joined Tigre.[2] However, opportunities were limited for him at Tigre, and he joined Independiente Medellin later that year.[3]

In May 2014, he joined Deportes Tolima, where he was part of the squad that won the 2014 Copa Colombia.[4]

In February 2015 he joined Atlético Nacional.[5] He was part of the squad that was champion in the 2015 Finalizacion tournament.

In 2016 he signed with Millonarios on loan, and they eventually decided not to use their buy option.[6] The following year he played with Atletico Bucaramanga, and in 2018 he joined Sporting Cristal of the Peruvian Primera División.

In 2019 he joined Unión Española of Chile. In 2021, his contract was terminated due to a long term injury.

Honours

Club

Deportes Tolima
Atlético Nacional

References

  1. ^ "Colombia - Y. Mejía- Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Yulián Mejía deja a Envigado para jugar en Racing de Argentina". El Tiempo. 6 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Yulián Mejía nuevo jugador del Medellín". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Yulian Mejía, nuevo jugador del Deportes Tolima". El Rincón del Vinotinto. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Ortega, Juan Diego Cartagena (10 February 2015). "Yulián Mejía es el octavo refuerzo de Nacional". elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Estrada y Yulián Mejía jugarán en Millonarios". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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