Narciso Mina
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Narciso Mina Villalba | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Deportivo Cuenca | 34 | (4) |
| 2004 | → LDU Cuenca (loan) | 19 | (26) |
| 2006–2007 | LDU Loja | 58 | (14) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Azogues | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Manta | 38 | (25) |
| 2009 | Barcelona SC | 27 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Huracán (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Chornomorets (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Manta | 21 | (1) |
| 2011 | Independiente | 37 | (28) |
| 2012 | Barcelona SC | 43 | (30) |
| 2013 | América | 27 | (5) |
| 2014 | Atlante | 18 | (4) |
| 2015 | LDU Quito | 33 | (14) |
| 2016— | Mushuc Runa Sporting Club | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008– | Ecuador | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2015. | |||
Arrinton Narciso Mina Villalba (born 25 November 1982 in San Lorenzo) is an Ecuadorian football striker.
Club career
He was transferred to Barcelona from former club Manta Fútbol Club and was a regular starter for his club. On 27 October 2009 Huracán signed Mina on loan from Barcelona Guayaquil for one year.
In March joined Chornomorets Odessa in the Ukrainian Premier League on a 3 month loan until the end of the season with an option to prolong his contract based on his performances.
Barcelona SC
2012 season
In 2012, Mina rejoined Barcelona. Mina scored his first two goals in a game against Deportivo Cuenca. He finished the 2012 Ecuadorian Serie A season as top goal-scorer, with thirty goals to his name, the second highest global tally by a South American. His thirty goals was the most scored by a Barcelona player in a single season, which helped Barcelona secure its fourteenth title, not having won a league title since 1997.
América
2012–13 season
On 3 December 2012 Narciso Mina was signed by Mexican club América. He finished the Clausura 2013 scoring one goal against Atlante. He was the top scorer in the Copa MX tournament with eight goals.
2013–14 season
Mina scored his first league goal on 3 August in a 3–0 win against Atlas at the Estadio Azteca. He dedicated the goal to former América teammate and national team striker Christian Benítez, who died on 29 July. On 10 August he scored his second goal in three games played against Atlante in a 4–2 win in Cancún. Mina finished the Apertura tournament with five goals, though in his final match against Club León, which was also the league final, he was subbed off after a bad performance in which he missed four goal scoring opportunities. He was booed off the field and replaced by Luis Gabriel Rey.[1]
Atlante
On 18 December 2013 Mina was sold to Atlante.
LDU Quito
His first game with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito was against El Nacional, which was the opening game for LDU Quito of the 2015 season, he scored the first goal
Career statistics
- As of May 3, 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2002 | Serie A | 11 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||
| LDU Cuenca | 2004 | Segunda Categoría | 19 | 26 | – | – | 19 | 26 | ||
| Total | 19 | 26 | – | – | 19 | 26 | ||||
| LDU Loja | 2006 | Serie B | 32 | 10 | – | – | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2007 | Serie B | 26 | 4 | – | – | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 14 | – | – | 58 | 14 | ||||
| Deportivo Azogues | 2008 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Manta | 2008 | Serie B | 38 | 25 | – | – | 38 | 25 | ||
| Total | 38 | 25 | – | – | 38 | 25 | ||||
| Barcelona SC | 2009 | Serie A | 27 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| Total | 27 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| Huracán | 2009–10 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chornomorets | 2009–10 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Manta | 2010 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Independiente del Valle | 2011 | Serie A | 37 | 28 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | |
| Total | 37 | 28 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | |||
| Barcelona SC | 2012 | Serie A | 43 | 30 | – | 6 | 1 | 49 | 31 | |
| Total | 43 | 30 | – | 6 | 1 | 49 | 31 | |||
| América | 2013 Clausura | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| 2013 Apertura | Liga MX | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | ||
| Atlante | 2014 Clausura | Liga MX | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2014 Apertura | Ascenso MX | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| LDU Quito | 2015 | Serie A | 33 | 14 | – | 3 | 1 | 36 | 15 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | – | 3 | 1 | 36 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 367 | 157 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 389 | 169 | ||
Honours
Club
- Barcelona SC
- América
Individual
- Serie A Golden Shoe (2): 2011, 2012
- Copa MX Golden Shoe: Clausura 2013 Copa MX
References
External links
- Narciso Mina Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Narciso Mina at National-Football-Teams.com
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