After several years in the youth teams of Independiente de Santa Fe, Meza debuted with the first team at the age of 19 under coach Arturo Boyacá on April 16, 2011. In his first year as a professional, he played over 30 games. That year in the Copa Sudamericana, Santa Fe reached the quarterfinals. In 2012, Meza continued as a starter in the defense, making his first professional goal on February 26, 2012, in a Colombian league match against Deportes Quindío. Santa Fe eventually won the Apertura Tournament, where under the command of Wilson Gutiérrez, ended the drought of 36 years without league titles.
In 2013, he started in the Superliga final against Millionarios, where Santa Fe would be crowned champions, with Meza as one of the most impressive players. In that same year, he played his first Copa Libertadores and his second international tournament - after the Copa Sudamericana 2011-; in this tournament the club reached semifinals. In addition, Santa Fe reached the final of the Colombian League.
In 2014, he scored a goal for Santa Fe to win the first leg against Independiente Medellín; what helped the team to become champions. In 2015, Meza won his second Superliga title, by defeating Atlético Nacional. In that same year, under the command of Gustavo Costas, Santa Fe reached the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. On May 12, 2015, he converted his first goal in Copa Libertadores against Real Garcilaso. On December 9, 2015, Meza won his first international title with Santa Fe after being crowned 2015 Copa Sudamericana champions.
Tigres UANLedit
On 11 June 2015, it was official that Meza would have signed with Liga MX team Tigres UANL, but he would be joining the team until January 2016. In the meantime, he would continue playing for Independiente Santa Fe for the next 6 months.[2]
Tigres finished the regular season of the Apertura 2017 as second place with 32 points. In play-offs, Tigres tied 1–1 in both legs against Club León and by an aggregate of 2-2, secured semifinals due table position. In semifinals, Tigres defeated Club América by 1–0 in the away game and 3–0 in home. Tigres played the historical final against archrival CF Monterrey. In the first leg the teams tied by 1–1 at the Estadio Universitario (UANL). In the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Tigres beat Monterrey by 2–1. Meza and Eduardo Vargas scored the goals.
Pumas UNAMedit
On 3 December 2015, Pumas UNAM agreed to sign Meza in a season-long loan deal from Tigres UANL.
francisco, meza, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, meza, second, maternal, family, name, palma, francisco, javier, meza, palma, born, barranquilla, august, 1991, colombian, football, player, plays, colombian, club, atlético, bucaramanga, center, b. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Meza and the second or maternal family name is Palma Francisco Javier Meza Palma born in Barranquilla August 29 1991 is a Colombian football player who plays for Colombian club Atletico Bucaramanga as a center back Francisco MezaPersonal informationFull nameFrancisco Javier Meza Palma 1 Date of birth 1991 08 29 August 29 1991 age 32 Place of birthBarranquilla ColombiaHeight1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Position s Center BackTeam informationCurrent teamDeportivo CaliSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2011 2015Santa Fe159 7 2015 2021UANL74 3 2015 Santa Fe loan 13 1 2016 UNAM loan 1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 14 April 2021 Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Santa Fe 1 2 Tigres UANL 1 3 Pumas UNAM 2 International career 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksClub career editSanta Fe edit After several years in the youth teams of Independiente de Santa Fe Meza debuted with the first team at the age of 19 under coach Arturo Boyaca on April 16 2011 In his first year as a professional he played over 30 games That year in the Copa Sudamericana Santa Fe reached the quarterfinals In 2012 Meza continued as a starter in the defense making his first professional goal on February 26 2012 in a Colombian league match against Deportes Quindio Santa Fe eventually won the Apertura Tournament where under the command of Wilson Gutierrez ended the drought of 36 years without league titles In 2013 he started in the Superliga final against Millionarios where Santa Fe would be crowned champions with Meza as one of the most impressive players In that same year he played his first Copa Libertadores and his second international tournament after the Copa Sudamericana 2011 in this tournament the club reached semifinals In addition Santa Fe reached the final of the Colombian League In 2014 he scored a goal for Santa Fe to win the first leg against Independiente Medellin what helped the team to become champions In 2015 Meza won his second Superliga title by defeating Atletico Nacional In that same year under the command of Gustavo Costas Santa Fe reached the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores On May 12 2015 he converted his first goal in Copa Libertadores against Real Garcilaso On December 9 2015 Meza won his first international title with Santa Fe after being crowned 2015 Copa Sudamericana champions Tigres UANL edit On 11 June 2015 it was official that Meza would have signed with Liga MX team Tigres UANL but he would be joining the team until January 2016 In the meantime he would continue playing for Independiente Santa Fe for the next 6 months 2 Tigres finished the regular season of the Apertura 2017 as second place with 32 points In play offs Tigres tied 1 1 in both legs against Club Leon and by an aggregate of 2 2 secured semifinals due table position In semifinals Tigres defeated Club America by 1 0 in the away game and 3 0 in home Tigres played the historical final against archrival CF Monterrey In the first leg the teams tied by 1 1 at the Estadio Universitario UANL In the Estadio BBVA Bancomer Tigres beat Monterrey by 2 1 Meza and Eduardo Vargas scored the goals Pumas UNAM edit On 3 December 2015 Pumas UNAM agreed to sign Meza in a season long loan deal from Tigres UANL International career editMeza was named in Colombia s squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Argentina in November 2015 3 Honours editSanta Fe Copa Sudamericana 2015 Categoria Primera A 2012 I 2014 II Superliga Colombiana 2013 2015UANL Liga MX Apertura 2016 Apertura 2017 Clausura 2019 CONCACAF Champions League 2020References edit FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 Squad list PDF FIFA 1 February 2021 Retrieved 1 February 2021 Francisco Meza llegara a Tigres pero hasta el Clausura 2016 James returns to Colombia squad goal com 6 November 2015 Retrieved 11 July 2016 External links editFrancisco Meza at ESPN FC Francisco Meza at Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Meza amp oldid 1201119488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
