Carlos Will Mejía

Carlos Will Mejía García (born September 29, 1983) is a Honduran footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Olimpia in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

For other people named Carlos Mejía, see Carlos Mejía (disambiguation).
Carlos Will Mejía
Personal information
Full name Carlos Will Mejía García
Date of birth (1983-09-29) September 29, 1983
Place of birth Omoa, Honduras
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Midfielder#Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Platense
2008–2011 Marathón 98 (20)
2011–2019 Olimpia 204 (27)
National team‡
2007– Honduras 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2013
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mejía and the second or maternal family name is García.

Club career

Nicknamed Garrincha, Mejía started his professional career at Platense and also played for Marathón, while still on the books of Platense,[1] before joining Olimpia before the 2011 Apertura.[2]

International career

A rightsided winger, Mejía made his debut for Honduras in a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua in which m he immediately scored a goal, and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 14 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2007[4] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

International goals
Carlos Will Mejia: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Nicaragua7 – 19–1UNCAF Nations Cup 2007

Personal life

His mother is a niece of former national team midfielder Prudencio Norales.[7] Mejía is married and has three daughters: Suyapa, Allison and Reina.[8]

References
  1. Carlos Will Mejía sufrió accidente – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  2. Carlos Will al Olimpia – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  3. Carlos Will Mejía – FIFA competition record
  4. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 – Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  7. El cambio de película de Tosello... – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  8. Familiares mandan mensajes de apoyo para sus seleccionados – Diez (in Spanish)
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