Édgar Mejía

Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete (born 27 July 1988) also known as El Chore, is a Mexican former professional footballer and former manager of Liga MX Femenil club Guadalajara (women).

Édgar Mejía

Mejia playing for Guadalajara
Personal information
Full name	Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete
Date of birth	(1988-07-27) July 27, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Guadalajara	106	(0)
2012–2013	→ León (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Chivas USA (loan)	28	(1)
2014	→ Puebla (loan)	9	(0)
2015	→ Atlético San Luis (loan)	12	(0)
2015–2017	Juárez	47	(1)
2017–2018	Murciélagos	12	(0)
Total		214	(2)
Managerial career
2018–2020	Guadalajara Reserves and Academy
2020–2021	Guadalajara (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Guadalajara

Mejía made his professional debut during the first week of the Clausura 2006 tournament against Toluca. From then on, Mejía became a regular with Chivas. During the Clausura 2007, he earned a starting position over Patricio Araujo. On June 1, 2012, he was transferred on loan for 1 year to Club León.^[1] However, he did not make any appearances for Leon during his time at the club. The versatile midfielder made 115 appearances for Chivas.

Loan at Chivas USA

On February 21, 2013, sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Mejía and teammates Giovani Casillas and Mario de Luna on loan from CD Guadalajara.^[2]

Honours

Guadalajara

• Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006

Juárez

• Ascenso MX: Apertura 2015

References

1. "Chivas vende al 'Venado' y a Magallón; Mejía a préstamo". mediotiempo.com. June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
2. "Chivas add three players". mediotiempo.com. February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.

External links

• Édgar Mejía – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com () (in Spanish)
• Édgar Mejía at Liga MX (in Spanish)