Carlos Will Mejía
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Will Mejía García | ||
| Date of birth | September 29, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Omoa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Midfielder#Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Platense | ||
| 2008–2011 | Marathón | 98 | (20) |
| 2011–2019 | Olimpia | 204 | (27) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Honduras | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2013 | |||
Carlos Will Mejía García (born September 29, 1983) is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Olimpia in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.
Club career[edit]
Nicknamed Garrincha, Mejía started his professional career at Platense and also played for Marathón, while still on the books of Platense,[1] before joining Olimpia before the 2011 Apertura.[2]
International career[edit]
A right winger, Mejía made his debut for Honduras in a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua in which m he immediately scored a goal, and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 14 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2007[4] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
International goals[edit]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 February 2007 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Nicaragua |
7 – 1 | 9–1 | UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 |
Personal life[edit]
His mother is a niece of former national team midfielder Prudencio Norales.[7] Mejía is married and has three daughters: Suyapa, Allison and Reina.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Carlos Will Mejía sufrió accidente – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Will al Olimpia – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Will Mejía – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 – Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ El cambio de película de Tosello... – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ Familiares mandan mensajes de apoyo para sus seleccionados – Diez (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Carlos Will Mejía at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile – CD Marathón
- Profile – Diez
- Carlos Will Mejía at Soccerway
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Cortés Department
- Men's association football midfielders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Platense F.C. players
- C.D. Marathón players
- C.D. Olimpia players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Honduran football biography stubs