Juan Mera (footballer)

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

Juan Mera

Mera with East Bengal in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Juan Mera González
Date of birth	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Midfielder
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	21	(2)
2020–2021	Lealtad	20	(0)
2021–2022	NEROCA	10	(2)
2022–2024	Punjab	35	(12)
2024	Churchill Brothers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Mera González (born 22 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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[1] 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.[1]

After that he joined Celta Vigo B, Racing Ferrol, Teruel, and 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.[2][3] On 12 September, he played his first match for the club in Calcutta Football League, against Kalighat MS.[4]

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.[5]

In 2021, he moved to another I-League side NEROCA[6][7] and made his debut for the club on 27 December in their 3–2 win against Sreenidi Deccan.[8]

In September 2022, he signed for another I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.[9][10] The club later clinched its second I-League title in 2022–23 season and gained promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League.[11][12][13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 April 2024[15][16]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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[b]	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	5[c]	0	21	2
CD Lealtad	2020–21	Segunda División B	20	0	1	0	—		21	0
NEROCA	2021–22	I-League	10	2	0	0	—		10	2
Punjab	2022–23	I-League	18	10	3	0	—		21	10
	2023–24	Indian Super League	17	2	3	0	3[d]	0	23	2
	Total		35	12	6	0	3	0	44	12
Churchill Brothers	2024–25	I-League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			309	40	9	0	10	1	328	41

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
3. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
4. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

RoundGlass Punjab

• I-League: 2022–23[17]

Individual

• I-League Best Midfielder of the Season: 2022–23[17]

References

1. "Spain - Juan Mera - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
2. Nehal (24 August 2019). "East Bengal FC sign Spanish forward Juan Mera González". THE AWAY END. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
3. 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.
4. "Quess East Bengal FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
5. "Match Details | Hero I-League". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
6. 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.
7. Modak, Sourav (26 December 2021). "I-League: New-look NEROCA FC ready to change the script this season". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
8. 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.
9. "RoundGlass Punjab FC announces five foreign signings for I-League 2022–23 season". halfwayfootball.com. Halfway Football. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
10. "RoundGlass Punjab sign Kiran Limbu, Luka Majcen for I-League 2022–23 season | The Warriors have also added experienced defender Aleksandar Ignjatovic to the roster". khelnow.com. Khel Now. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
11. "RoundGlass Punjab FC wins I-League title, gains ISL promotion". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
12. "RoundGlass Punjab clinch historic I-League title". Rediff.com. Press Trust of India. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
13. Madhavan, Rahul (4 March 2023). "RoundGlass Punjab FC secure promotion to the Indian Super League after clinching the I-League in style". Sportskeeda.com. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
14. "I-League outfit Roundglass Punjab promoted to ISL". thebridge.in. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
15. Juan Mera at Soccerway
16. Juan Mera at BDFutbol
17. Media Team, AIFF (12 March 2023). "Champions RoundGlass Punjab end season in style, hit half-century of points". i-league.org. Panchkula. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

External links

• Juan Mera at BDFutbol
• Juan Mera at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Juan Mera at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Juan Mera at Soccerway