Spanish-born Honduran footballer (born 1989)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Mejía and the second or maternal family name is
Ruiz .
Jonathan Mejía Ruiz (born 7 January 1989), commonly known as Jona , is a Honduran professional
footballer who plays as a
striker .
Club career
Born in
Málaga ,
Andalusia , Jona only played lower league football in his beginnings, always in the
Segunda División B . He represented in quick succession
Lorca Deportiva CF ,
UD Melilla ,
Deportivo Fabril ,
Zamora CF
[1] and
CD Ourense .
In mid-January 2013, after excelling in the first half of
the season with Ourense,
[2] Jona was acquired by
La Liga club
Granada CF , being immediately loaned to
Vitória S.C. of Portugal.
[3] He made his
Primeira Liga debut with the latter on 4 March, playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win against
Académica de Coimbra .
[4]
In the following years, Jona all but competed in the Spanish
Segunda División , representing
Real Jaén ,
[5]
Cádiz CF (two spells),
[6]
[7]
Albacete Balompié ,
[8]
UCAM Murcia CF ,
[9]
Córdoba CF
[10] and
CD Lugo .
[11] He was relegated from that level three times.
[12]
Jona terminated his contract with Córdoba on 15 January 2019,
[13] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with third division side
Hércules CF the following day.
[14]
International career
Jona's father, Leonidas Mejía, was a
Honduran from
Tegucigalpa , and his mother was
Spanish . In April 2013, he expressed interest in representing the
Honduras national team .
[15]
Jona made his debut on 2 June 2013, in a
friendly with
Israel .
[16] He represented the nation at the
2014 Copa Centroamericana .
[17]
Personal life
Jona's older half brother,
Antonio Moreno , was also a footballer and a forward. He played once with
Sevilla FC 's first team, and also represented Cádiz.
[18]
References
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Zamora confirma fichaje de Jona. (Zamora confirm signing of Jona)
Archived 2011-07-17 at the
Wayback Machine ; esFutbol, 16 July 2011 (in Spanish)
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Jona ratifica su compromiso con el proyecto futbolístico de O Couto (Jona confirms commitment to O Couto's football project)
Archived 2013-01-15 at the
Wayback Machine ;
La Voz de Galicia , 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)
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El Granada ficha a Jona y lo cede al Vitoria Guimaraes portugués (Granada sign Jona and loan him to Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes)
Archived 4 March 2016 at the
Wayback Machine ;
La Verdad , 12 January 2013 (in Spanish)
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Vitória de Guimarães 2–0 Académica (final) (Vitória de Guimarães 2–0 Académica (end))
Archived 2017-11-16 at the
Wayback Machine ;
Rádio Renascença , 4 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
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El Jaén logra las cesiones de Kitoko y Jona (Jaén get loans of Kitoko and Jona)
Archived 2017-11-16 at the
Wayback Machine ;
Marca , 19 July 2013 (in Spanish)
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Jona Mejía: "Quedan 90 minutos por jugar y 90 minutos para ascender" (Jona Mejía: "There are 90 minutes to be played and 90 minutes to promote")
Archived 2017-11-16 at the
Wayback Machine ;
Vavel , 25 June 2015 (in Spanish)
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Jona regresa al Cádiz para ayudar en ataque (Jona returns to Cádiz to help in attack)
Archived 2018-01-26 at the
Wayback Machine ; Cádiz CF, 25 January 2018 (in Spanish)
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El Granada traspasa a Jona al Albacete (Granada transfer Jona to Albacete)
Archived 2017-11-16 at the
Wayback Machine ; Marca, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish)
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Jona Mejía cierra la ofensiva del UCAM (Jona Mejía completes UCAM's attacking lines)
Archived 2017-11-16 at the
Wayback Machine ;
Cadena SER , 15 July 2016 (in Spanish)
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Insólito: El Córdoba ficha a siete jugadores en un día (Unheard of: Córdoba sign seven players in one day)
Archived 2017-09-08 at the
Wayback Machine ; Marca, 2 July 2017 (in Spanish)
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Jona, primer fichaje albivermello (Jona, first red-and-white signing)
Archived 2018-07-05 at the
Wayback Machine ; CD Lugo, 4 July 2018 (in Spanish)
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Jona Mejía: "La selección de Honduras tiene que mejorar y hay como" (Jona Mejía: "The Honduras national team has to improve and it can be done")
Archived 2017-11-16 at the
Wayback Machine ;
Diez , 21 July 2017 (in Spanish)
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"El Córdoba Club de Fútbol y Jona Mejía acuerdan la rescisión de su contrato" [Córdoba Club de Fútbol and Jona Mejía agree to termination of his contract] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 15 January 2019.
Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
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"Jona Mejía, nuevo delantero del Hércules" [Jona Mejía, new forward of Hércules] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 16 January 2019.
Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
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Jonathan Mejía, un español que quiere jugar con Honduras (Jonathan Mejía, Spaniard who wants to play for Honduras)
Archived 2013-04-04 at the
Wayback Machine ; Diez, 1 April 2013 (in Spanish)
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Honduras perdió 2–0 ante Israel en fogueo preparativo para juego contra Costa Rica (Honduras lost 2–0 to Israel in preparation for game against Costa Rica)
Archived 2013-06-14 at the
Wayback Machine ; Al Día, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)
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Convocados de Honduras para Copa Centroamericana (Honduras selection for Centroamerican Cup)
Archived 2017-10-22 at the
Wayback Machine ; Diez, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
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Jona Mejía ante un posible llamado a la selección: “Lo primero es el Cádiz” (Jona Mejía regarding national team call-up: "Cádiz is the priority")
Archived 2018-09-19 at the
Wayback Machine ; El Heraldo, 12 March 2015 (in Spanish)
External links
Jona at BDFutbol
Jona at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Jona at National-Football-Teams.com
Jona at Soccerway