Arturo Mina

Arturo Mina
Mina with Independiente DV in 2016
Personal information
Full name Arturo Rafael Mina Meza
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Río Verde Canton, Ecuador
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Mushuc Runa
Number 45
Youth career
2007–2008 Spencer
2008 Club Deportivo Puyo
2008–2010 SD Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 UTE 35 (2)
2011–2013 Macará 35 (0)
2013–2016 Independiente DV 67 (5)
2016–2017 River Plate 12 (1)
2017–2020 Yeni Malatyaspor 70 (4)
2021 BB Erzurumspor 9 (0)
2022– Mushuc Runa 12 (0)
International career
2014–2019 Ecuador 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019

Arturo Rafael Mina Meza (born 8 October 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Ecuadorian club Mushuc Runa.[2]

Mina was called up for the 2015 Copa América making the cut for the final 23 this time around.[3] On 15 November 2016, Mina scored his first international goal ever for Ecuador in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Venezuela, the first goal in a 3–0 victory for Ecuador.[4]

International career

International goals

No. Date Location Opposition Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2016 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Venezuela
1–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Independiente del Valle

CA River Plate

Individual

El País (Uruguay)

References

  1. ^ "River Plate - Sitio Oficial".
  2. ^ "River Plate. Noticias de River Plate | Olé | Diario Deportivo".
  3. ^ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=7292&idc=21#.VXC7fNJ_Okp (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Ecuador downs Venezuela 3-0 | Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. ^ "Nacional de Medellín metió a seis en el once".