Juan Mera (footballer)

Juan Mera González (born 22 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.

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
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Punjab
Number 11
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– Punjab 22 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:52, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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 16 April 2023[15][16]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2010–11 Segunda División B 261——261
2011–12 130——130
2012–13 201——201
2013–14 278——278
2014–15 357——357
2015–16 344——344
Total 15521000015521
Celta B 2016–17 Segunda División B 322—2[lower-alpha 1]1343
Racing Ferrol 2017–18 Segunda División B 23110—241
Teruel 2018–19 Segunda División B 11010—120
Leioa 2018–19 Segunda División B 7000—70
East Bengal 2019–20 I-League 162005[lower-alpha 2]0212
CD Lealtad 2020–21 Segunda División B 20010—210
NEROCA 2021–22 I-League 10200—102
Punjab 2022–23 I-League 18103[lower-alpha 3]0—2110
2023–24 Indian Super League 0000—00
Total 181030002110
Career total 29238607130539
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
  3. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

RoundGlass Punjab

Individual

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". m.timesofindia.com. 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.
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