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Ángel Israel Mena Delgado (born January 21, 1988)[1] is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club León and the Ecuador national team.

Ángel Mena
Mena in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ángel Israel Mena Delgado
Date of birth (1988-01-21) January 21, 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
León
Number 13
Youth career
2004–2007 Emelec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2016 Emelec 249 (58)
2010 → Deportivo Cuenca (loan) 30 (5)
2017–2018 Cruz Azul 52 (8)
2019– León 138 (62)
National team
2015– Ecuador 40 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career



Emelec


Mena had 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.[citation needed]

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

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.


Cruz Azul


In 2017 Mena joined Mexican side Cruz Azul. On 12 February Mena scored an impressive free-kick goal against Santos Laguna which earned Cruz Azul a 2–2 draw.[4]


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.[5]

Later in 2014, the interim coach of the Ecuadorian national team, Sixto Vizuete called up Mena to play friendly matches against Bolivia and Brazil.[6] However, Mena suffered an injury that prevented him playing with the national team.[citation needed]

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


Career statistics


Mena playing for Emelec in 2014
Mena playing for Emelec in 2014

Club


As of match played 20 May 2019[7]
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
2011 Serie A36660426
2012 Serie A21271283
2013 Serie A31341354
2014 Serie A41141445518
2015 Serie A38131435216
2016 Serie A3616934519
Total 24958571230670
Deportivo Cuenca (loan) 2010 Serie A30500305
Total 30500305
Cruz Azul 2016–17 Liga MX1654200207
2017–18 Liga MX2736000333
2018–19 Liga MX902000110
Total 528122006410
León 2018–19 Liga MX231431002615
Career total 354851535712424101

National team


As of 24 March 2022
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201540
201641
201740
201800
201983
202042
2021151
202210
Total407

International goals


Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 March 2016Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador Paraguay2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.9 June 2019AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Mexico1–12–3Friendly
3.24 June 2019Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Japan1–11–12019 Copa América
4.13 October 2019Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain Argentina1–31–6Friendly
5.12 November 2020Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia2–13–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.17 November 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Colombia2–06–1
7.27 June 2021Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil Brazil1–11–12021 Copa América

Honours


Emelec

Cruz Azul

León

Individual


Personal life


Mena is married to Shirley Posligua with whom he has two daughters. He and his family are devout Christians. Mena is good friends with fellow footballer Joao Rojas with whom he shared a locker while at Emelec, the fact that Rojas played for Cruz Azul was a significant factor in motivating Mena to join the club.[11]


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. "Golazo de Ángel Mena con el Cruz Azul". El Universo. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. juarango, Juan Arango – (Aug 22, 2014). "Ecuador makes callup for Bolivia and Brazil friendlies". Soccerly. Retrieved Mar 7, 2015.
  7. Ángel Mena at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. "Ángel Mena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
  10. "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.
  11. "Ángel Mena alista su viaje a México" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.



На других языках


[de] Ángel Mena

Ángel Israel Mena Delgado (geboren 21. Januar 1988 in Guayaquil) ist ein ecuadorianischer Fußballspieler auf der Position eines Stürmers.
- [en] Ángel Mena

[es] Ángel Mena

Ángel Israel Mena Delgado (n. Guayaquil, Ecuador; 21 de enero de 1988) es un futbolista ecuatoriano. Se desempeña en las posiciones de media punta o extremo derecho, actualmente milita en el Club León de la Primera División de México. Es internacional con la selección de fútbol de Ecuador.

[it] Ángel Mena

Ángel Israel Mena Delgado (Guayaquil, 21 gennaio 1988) è un calciatore ecuadoriano, attaccante del León e della nazionale ecuadoriana.

[ru] Мена, Анхель

Анхель Исраэль Мена Дельгадо (исп. Ángel Israel Mena Delgado; родился 21 января 1988 года в Гуаякиль, Эквадор) — эквадорский футболист, нападающий клуба «Леон» и сборной Эквадора.



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