| Juan Camilo Mesa | |
| Fullname: | Juan Camilo Mesa Antúnez |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Bucaramanga |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | América de Cali |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Šibenik (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Šibenik |
| Caps4: | 45 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Drita |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
Juan Camilo Mesa Antúnez (born 23 February 1998) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for Drita in Kosovo.
Born in Los Patios in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia, Mesa began his career with Atlético Bucaramanga, making two league appearances in the 2017 season. He moved to fellow top-flight club América de Cali for the 2018 season, but struggled to establish himself in the first team in his first season. The 2019 season was more productive for Mesa, notching a number of appearances during the season.[1] [2]
However, the following year he once again fell out of favour, and was linked with a move away from the club to an unnamed club in Croatia.[3] This was later revealed to be Croatian First Football League side Šibenik, and Mesa joined the club in August 2020, initially on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[4] He joined the club alongside compatriots Juan Nieva and Yeferson Contreras.[5]
After Šibenik took up the option to buy Mesa, he spent another two seasons with the club before joining Bosnia and Herzegovina side Tuzla City.[6] However, he left the club shortly after joining, without making an appearance, and moved to Albania, joining Dinamo City.[7]
Mesa was called up to the Colombian under-23 side in August 2019, ahead of friendlies against Argentina and Brazil the following month.[8] He did not feature in the game against Brazil, but scored Colombia's goal in the 3–1 loss to Argentina on 8 September.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| América de Cali | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Šibenik (loan) | 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Šibenik | 2021–22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 2 | |||
| Tuzla City | 2023–24 | Liga 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo City | 2023–24 | Kategoria Superiore | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 2 | |||