Jonathan Mejía

Jona
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Mejía Ruiz
Date of birth (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 UCAM Murcia
Number 7
Youth career
Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Lorca Deportiva 22 (2)
2009–2010 Melilla 9 (0)
2010–2011 Deportivo B 28 (5)
2011–2012 Zamora 36 (12)
2012–2013 Ourense 18 (11)
2013–2015 Granada 0 (0)
2013 → Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Jaén (loan) 39 (16)
2014–2015 → Cádiz (loan) 38 (21)
2015–2016 Albacete 29 (5)
2016– UCAM Murcia 6 (1)
National team‡
2013– Honduras 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Jonathan Mejía Ruiz (born 7 January 1989), commonly known as Jona, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UCAM Murcia CF as a striker.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Jona only played lower league football in his beginnings, always in Segunda División B. He represented in quick succession Lorca Deportiva CF, UD Melilla, Deportivo de La Coruña B, Zamora CF[1] and CD Ourense.

In mid-January 2013, after excelling in the first half of the season with the latter,[2] Jona was acquired by Granada CF in La Liga, being immediately loaned to Vitória S.C. of Portugal.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 4 March, playing one minute in a 2–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra.

International career

Jona's father, Leonidas Mejía, was an Honduran from Tegucigalpa, his mother being Spanish. In April 2013, he thus expressed interest in representing the Honduras national team.[4]

Jona made his debut on 2 June 2013, in a friendly with Israel.[5] He represented the nation at the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.

References

  1. ↑ Zamora confirma fichaje de Jona. (Zamora confirms signing of Jona); esFutbol, 16 July 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Jona ratifica su compromiso con el proyecto futbolístico de O Couto (Jona confirms commitment to O Couto's football project); La Voz de Galicia, 27 November 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Granada ficha a Jona y lo cede al Vitoria Guimaraes portugués (Granada signs Jona and loans him to Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes); La Verdad, 12 January 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Jonathan Mejía, un español que quiere jugar con Honduras (Jonathan Mejía, Spaniard who wants to play for Honduras); Diez, 1 April 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Honduras perdió 2–0 ante Israel en fogueo preparativo para juego contra Costa Rica (Honduras lost 2–0 to Israel in preparation for game against Costa Rica); Al Día, 2 June 2013 (Spanish)
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