Kevin Mier

Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles (born 18 May 2000) is a Colombian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Nacional in the Categoría Primera A.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mier and the second or maternal family name is Robles.
Kevin Mier
Personal information
Full name Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles
Date of birth (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000
Place of birth Barrancabermeja, Colombia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Nacional
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2018 Oro Negro
2018–2019 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Atlético Nacional 54 (0)
2019 →Santa Fe (loan) 0 (0)
2020 →Valledupar (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2015 Colombia U15 1 (0)
2017 Colombia U17 13 (0)
2018–2019 Colombia U20 14 (0)
2018 Colombia U21 2 (0)
2020 Colombia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Professional career

Mier is a youth product of his local club Oro Negro from the age of 4 to 14.[1] He converted from forward to goalkeeper in 2011.[2] On 18 January 2016 he transferred to Atlético Nacional signing a contract and was initially assigned to their youth team.[3] He began his senior career with two successive loans, with Santa Fe in 2019 and Valledupar in 2020. He returned to Atlético Nacional for the 2021 season where he started acting as the starting goalkeeper, and extended his professional contract with the club in June 2022 until 2025.[4] He helped the club win the 2021 Copa Colombia, the 2022 Categoría Primera A season Apertura, and the 2023 Superliga Colombiana, earning him attention from abroad.[5]

International career

At the age of 14, Mier was first called up to the Colombia U15s for the 2015 South American U-15 Championship, without making an appearance. He started for the Colombia U17s at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6] He was also the starter for the Colombia U21s at in their winning campaign at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, and was named best goalkeeper of the tournament.[7]

Personal life

Whenever a game ends, Mier kisses his glove and looks to the sky in honour of one of his cousins who died aged 17, and has the initials of his cousin tattooed on his hand. He is passionate about gastronomy, and has a bachelor's degree.[1]

Honours

Atlético Nacional

Colombia U17

Colombia U21

References
  1. "De hacer vaca para unos guayos a llegar a la Selección Colombia: la historia de Kevin Mier". De hacer vaca para unos guayos a llegar a la Selección Colombia: la historia de Kevin Mier. February 17, 2023.
  2. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El; TIEMPO, REDACCIÓN EL (June 2, 2019). "Mier, arquero con pasado de artillero que metió a Colombia en cuartos". ElTiempo.
  3. Pérez, Íngrid P. Albis (January 20, 2016). "Kevin Mier se viste de 'verde' a sus 15 años". www.vanguardia.com.
  4. "Kevin Mier renovó su contrato con Atlético Nacional hasta 2025". ESPNdeportes.com. September 3, 2022.
  5. de 2023, Por Javier García2 de Febrero. "Kevin Mier dejó impresionado a "scout" del Tottenham". infobae.
  6. Monsalve, Julián Patiño (September 19, 2017). "El santandereano Kevin Mier irá al Mundial Sub 17 de India". www.vanguardia.com.
  7. "Solo un colombiano está en el '11' ideal del Sudamericano sub 20". RCN Radio. February 12, 2019.
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