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David Mitogo
Personal information
Full name	David Edú García Mitogo
Date of birth	18 May 1990
Place of birth	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Date of death	11 May 2023 (aged 32)
Place of death	A Reza, A Arnoia, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	La Morenica
	Ponferradina
	La Morenica
2006–2008	Ponferradina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2012	Ponferradina B
2009–2010	Ponferradina
2012–2013	Teruel
2013	Atlético Bembibre
2014	Vittoriosa Stars
2015	Atlético Bembibre
2015–2016	Barco
2016	Compostela
2017	Unionistas
2017–2018	Barco
2018–2019	Arenteiro
2020	Somozas
2020–2021	As Pontes
2021	Sarriana
2022–2023	Atlético Arnoia
International career‡
2010	Equatorial Guinea U20
2010–2016	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2016

David Edú García Mitogo (18 May 1990 – May 2023) was an Equatorial Guinean footballer who played as a forward. He capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

On 11 May 2023, Mitogo went missing by the river Minho.^[1]^[2] He was found dead in the river Avia on 23 May.^[3]

Club career

Born in Bata, Mitogo moved to Spain at the age of only three. He began his youth career with CD La Morenica, and later joined SD Ponferradina as a cadet; however, he was dissatisfied with his time at the club and returned to his previous team at the end of the season.^[4]

At 16, Mitogo ultimately returned to Ponferradina to complete his formation.^[5] He made his senior debut with the reserve side, in the fourth division.^[6]

On 20 September 2009, aged 19, Mitogo made his first appearance for Ponferradina's main squad, in a third level match against SD Eibar, scoring the only goal of the game in the process.^[7] Still mainly registered with the B's, he appeared in a further six games for the first team as they finally achieved promotion to division two.

Playing for Ponferradina B against CD Huracán Z on 24 October 2010, Mitogo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, being sidelined for six months.^[8]

International career

In April 2010, Mitogo was called by the Equatoguinean national under-20 team for the second match against Gabon in the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers (preliminary round).^[9] He scored the Equatoguinean goal, in a 1–1 draw.^[10]

In late July 2010, Mitogo received his first callup for the full side, for a friendly with Morocco on 11 August.^[11] He came on as a substitute for Juan Mbela in the 67th minute.

Personal life

Mitogo came from a multiracial background. His white father, whose surname is García, was Spanish, while his black mother, surnamed Mitogo, was a Fang.^[4]

Disappearance and death

On 11 May 2023, Mitogo disappeared. Before his disappearance, he sent several messages of gratitude to his teammates.^[12] At the time, only trace found by the authorities was his cell phone, which appeared on the bridge that connects the cities of Arnoia and Ribadavia. His body was recovered from river Avia two weeks later, on 23 May.^[3]