Elmer Mejía

Elmer Mejia
Personal information
Full name Elmer Antonio Mejía Rodríguez
Date of birth (1978-06-23) 23 June 1978
Place of birth Comayagua, Honduras
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Real Estelí
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Motagua
2004–present Real Estelí (100)
National team
2001 Honduras 1 (0)
2014– Nicaragua 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Elmer Antonio Mejía Rodríguez (born 23 June 1978, Comayagua, Honduras) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays for Real Esteli in the Nicaraguan Primera División.

Club career

Mejía played for Motagua, with whom he won the 2001 Apertura,[1] before moving abroad to become captain of Nicaraguan side Real Estelí. By 2012, Mejía had scored 100 goals for Estelí after winning the league's top goalscorer award with 14 goals.[2] In 2007/08 he amassed 33 goals.[3]

International career

Mejía made his debut for Honduras in a July 2001 friendly match against Ecuador, which proved to be his sole international match.

Honours

Titles

Season Team Title
Apertura 2001Honduras Motagua Liga Nacional de Honduras
Clausura 2004Nicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2007Nicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2008Nicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2009Nicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2010 ClausuraNicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2011 ClausuraNicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua
2011 AperturaNicaragua Real Estelí Primera División de Nicaragua

References

  1. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
  2. Elmer Mejía a un paso del título - El Heraldo (Spanish)
  3. ¿Quién mejor goleador? - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)


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