Ángel Mena

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Ángel Mena
Personal information
Full name Ángel Israel Mena Delgado
Date of birth (1988-01-21) January 21, 1988
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Emelec
Youth career
2004-2007 Emelec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007- Emelec 219 (45)
2010Deportivo Cuenca (loan) 30 (5)
National team
2015– Ecuador 6 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2016

Ángel Israel Mena Delgado (born January 21, 1988 in Guayaquil)[1] is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a Winger for Emelec in Serie A de Ecuador.

Club career

Emelec

Mena has extended his contract until 2017 with Club Sport Emelec. He played in 129 games for the national championship and scored 25 goals, according to records of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF).[2]

He debuted in the first division in 2007. He scored his first official goal on March 16, 2008 at the Técnico Universitario.

In 2010 he was loaned to Deportivo Cuenca. In 2011 he returns to Club Sport Emelec, and was champion in 2013 and 2014.

After scoring 14 goals as Emelec won the 2014 championship, Mena extended his contract with the club for two years in February 2015.[3] Mena scored the first goal in the 2014 Ecuadorian Serie A season final match against Barcelona SC, winning 3-0.

International career

In April 2014, being in Emelec, Mena was first called up to the Ecuador national football team, led by coach Reinaldo Rueda, for a microcycle. Mena was called for Ecuador's provisional 30-man squad for World Cup 2014 in Brazil.[4]

Later in 2014, the interim coach of the Ecuadorian national team, Sixto Vizuete called up Mena to play friendly matches against Bolivia and Brazil.[5] However, Mena suffered an injury that prevented him playing with the national team.

Mena made his debut on March 28th, 2015 in a match against Mexico, coming in as a sub for Jefferson Montero.

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first[6]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 2 April 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Emelec 2007 Serie A400040
2008 Serie A18200182
2009 Serie A24210252
2010 Serie A002020
Total 46430494
Deportivo Cuenca 2010 Serie A30500305
Total 30500305
Emelec 2011 Serie A36660426
2012 Serie A21271283
2013 Serie A31341354
2014 Serie A41141445518
2015 Serie A38131435216
2016 Serie A7442116
Total 17442491122353
Career total 2505100521130262

National team

As of March 26, 2016
Ecuador national team
YearAppsGoals
201540
201621
Total61

Honours

Clubs

Emelec

Individual

References

  1. "Ángel Mena: "Quiero conquistar más cosas importantes con Emelec"". El Comercio (in Spanish). Jan 15, 2014. Retrieved Mar 7, 2015.
  2. Universo, El (Feb 24, 2015). "Ángel Mena seguirá en Emelec hasta el 2017". El Universo (in Spanish). Retrieved Mar 7, 2015.
  3. "El 'Ángel' se queda en Emelec" (in Spanish). El Telegrafo. 25 February 2015.
  4. "Valencia named in Ecuador World Cup squad". ITV – Player, TV Guide, ITV, ITV2, catchup, X Factor, Vera, Coronation Street, Emmerdale. May 14, 2014. Retrieved Mar 7, 2015.
  5. juarango, Juan Arango - (Aug 22, 2014). "Ecuador makes callup for Bolivia and Brazil friendlies". Soccerly. Retrieved Mar 7, 2015.
  6. "Ecuador — E. Valencia — Profile with news, career statistics and history — Soccerway". Retrieved 11 October 2014.

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