| Johan Mina | |
| Full Name: | Johan Andreé Mina Mendoza |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Emelec |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Youthyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Estoril Praia (youth loan) |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Emelec (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:02, 1 August 2024 (UTC) |
Johan Andreé Mina Mendoza (born 15 May 2002) is an Ecuadorian footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Werder Bremen II.
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Mina started his career with Emelec at the age of eleven.[1] However, a contract dispute meant that he did not play football at all between 2018 and 2020.[2] He was linked with Spanish and English giants Barcelona and Chelsea, but eventually he moved to Germany to sign for Werder Bremen.[3] [4] [5] In October 2019, while still at Emelec, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2003 worldwide.[2]
Mina was unable to settle at Werder Bremen, where he struggled to make friends or enjoy German cuisine.[6] He was loaned to Portuguese side Estoril Praia in 2021, but again failed to settle, as Estoril deployed him at left-back for their under-23 side, a far cry from his natural false-nine position.[6] [7] [8] Despite winning the under-23 league, Mina only totalled ten appearances in the whole season.[9]
In July 2022, Mina returned to childhood club Emelec on a one-year loan from Werder Bremen.[10] [11] However, he again struggled for game time, and it was rumoured that the loan would be cut short in November 2022.[12] [13] [14]
Mina has represented Ecuador at under-17 and under-23 level.
Johan's father, Joaquin, also represented Emelec in the 1990s.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Emelec (loan) | 2022 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Werder Bremen II | 2023–24[15] | Bremen-Liga | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Career total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||