Yerry Mina

Yerry Fernando Mina González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɟʝeri ˈmina]; born 23 September 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton and the Colombia national team. He shares the record for most goals in a single World Cup by a defender, with three goals at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mina and the second or maternal family name is González.
Yerry Mina
Mina playing for Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Yerry Fernando Mina González[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Guachené, Colombia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2013 Deportivo Pasto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Deportivo Pasto 14 (1)
2014–2016 Santa Fe 67 (7)
2016–2017 Palmeiras 28 (6)
2018 Barcelona 5 (0)
2018– Everton 60 (5)
National team‡
2016 Colombia U23 4 (1)
2016– Colombia 26 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:59, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Deportivo Pasto

Born in Guachené, Mina was a Deportivo Pasto youth graduate, joining the side only at the age of 18.[5] Promoted to the main squad during the 2013 season, he made his senior debut on 20 March of that year by starting in a 0–1 away loss against Dépor in the year's Copa Colombia.[6]

Mina made his Categoría Primera A debut on 15 September 2013, starting in a 0–0 draw at Deportivo Cali.[7] His first professional goal occurred on 18 October, as he scored his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Huila.[8]

Independiente Santa Fe

On 14 December 2013, Mina moved to fellow top tier club Independiente Santa Fe, initially on a one-year loan deal.[9] He made his debut for the club the following 25 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home win against Rionegro.

Mina immediately became a regular starter for the side, winning the 2015 Superliga Colombiana by netting the first goal in the 2–0 win against Atlético Nacional in the second leg of the Finals.

Mina was a regular starter in Santa Fe's 2015 campaign to win the South American Cup.

Palmeiras

On 1 May 2016, Mina was confirmed as the new player of Palmeiras, but only joined the club in the following month.[10] He signed a five-year contract with the club eleven days later.[11]

Mina made his debut for the club on 4 July 2016, playing a full game in a 3–1 away defeat of Sport Recife.[12] His first goal for the Verdão arrived in the following fixture, a 1–1 draw against Santos.[13] He was, however, rotated off just before the end of the first half due to an apparent injury. He was carried off the field on a stretcher, in tears. On 13 July it was confirmed that Mina would not recover in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the recuperation from his injury expected to take 6 to 8 weeks.[14]

By late August 2016, Mina had fully recovered from his injury, and was an undisputed starter during the latter stages of the season. In September, he scored goals against rivals São Paulo and Corinthians, and finished the year with four league goals as his team was awarded the trophy for the first time in 22 years.

Barcelona

On 11 January 2018, FC Barcelona and Palmeiras reached an agreement regarding the transfer of Yerry Mina for the remainder of the current season and five more seasons, until 30 June 2023. This made him the first-ever Colombian to play for the club. The cost of the transfer was €11.8 million, and his release clause was set at €100 million. [15][16][17]

Mina made his debut replacing Gerard Piqué in the 83rd minute of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Valencia. Barcelona would go on to win the match 2–0 and advance to the final.[18] He would make his home and league debut against Getafe, starting and playing the full game to a 0–0 draw.[19] He made his first official contribution at the club as he assisted Ousmane Dembélé in a 5–1 win against Villarreal.[20]

Everton

On 8 August 2018, Mina signed with Premier League team Everton in a deal worth €30 million.[21]

His first appearance came during a 3–1 home victory against Brighton & Hove Albion, as a last-minute substitute for Gylfi Sigurðsson.[22]

He scored his first goal for Everton in a 5–1 away win against Burnley, a header during the opening two minutes of the match following a cross from Bernard.[23]

He scored his first brace for Everton on 1 February 2020 against Watford at Vicarage Road, scoring them both in stoppage time at the end of the first half in a game that Everton came from 2–0 down to win 2–3.[24]

Mina opened his scoring account for Everton in the 2020–21 season with a bullet header against Brighton in a 4–2 victory at Goodison Park on 3 October 2020. [25]

International career
Mina ties the match against England in the Round of 16 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In 2016, Mina was named to Colombia's Copa América Centenario squad, starting one game against Costa Rica. He played in five of Colombia's 2018 World Cup Qualifying matches from October 2016 to March 2017,[26] and in May 2018 he was named to Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[27]

At the 2018 World Cup, Mina scored three goals for Colombia, all headers. Mina did not play in Colombia's opening 2–1 loss with Japan,[28][29] but started at centre back in each of Colombia's remaining matches. In the group stage, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Poland,[30] then scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win over Senegal which propelled Colombia to the top of their group and into the knockout stage.[31][32] Against England in the round of sixteen, Mina tied the scoring 1–1 in the 93rd minute to send the game into extra time. Colombia went on to lose the game on penalty kicks, ending their tournament.[33] With his three goals, he tied the record number of goals scored by a defender in a single World Cup tournament, sharing the record with Germans Paul Breitner in 1974 and Andreas Brehme in 1990.[4]

Personal life

Yerry Mina's father and uncle were both professional football goalkeepers. His father advised him to play another position, and his uncle took him to Deportivo Pasto's trial.[34]

His uncle, Jair Mina, is also his agent.[35]

Mina is a devout Christian and is a member of the neo-Pentecostal Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International. Mina has spoken publicly at many events sponsored by the church to talk about his life and faith.[36]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 February 2021[37][38]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Pasto 2013 Categoría Primera A 141802[lower-alpha 1]0—241
Santa Fe 2014 3431602[lower-alpha 2]0—523
2015 2328021[lower-alpha 3]12[lower-alpha 4]1544
2016 102—8[lower-alpha 2]3—185
Total 6772403142112412
Palmeiras 2016 Série A 13420——154
2017 152407[lower-alpha 2]38[lower-alpha 5]0345
Total 286607380499
Barcelona 2017–18 La Liga 501000—60
Everton 2018–19 Premier League 1312000—151
2019–20 2924000—332
2020–21 1823100—213
Total 605910000696
Career total 1741948140710127128
  1. All appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. All appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, eleven appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. All appearances in Superliga Colombiana
  5. All appearances in Campeonato Paulista

International
As of 13 November 2020[39]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201651
201742
201863
201990
202020
Total266

International goals
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2016Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia Uruguay2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.13 June 2017Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain Cameroon2–04–0Friendly
3.3–0
4.24 June 2018Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Poland1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup
5.28 June 2018Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia Senegal1–01–0
6.3 July 2018Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia England1–11–1

Honours

Santa Fe

Palmeiras

Barcelona

Individual

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