Roberto Miña Explained

Roberto Mina
Fullname:Roberto Javier Mina Mercado
Birth Date:7 November 1984
Birth Place:Guayaquil, Ecuador
Currentclub:Emelec
Position:striker
Youthyears1:1999–03
Youthclubs1:LDU (Loja)
Years1:2002–2003
Years2:2003
Years3:2004
Years4:2005–2007
Years5:2008
Years6:2009
Years7:2010
Clubs1:Huracán
Clubs2:Emelec
Clubs3:El Nacional
Clubs4:FC Dallas
Clubs5:Belgrano de Cordoba
Clubs6:Deportivo Olmedo
Clubs7:Macará
Clubs8:Emelec
Caps1:3
Caps2:2
Caps3:23
Caps4:37
Caps5:0
Caps6:2
Caps7:25
Caps8:0
Goals1:1
Goals2:0
Goals3:1
Goals4:10
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:7
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2002–2007
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:01:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Roberto Javier Mina Mercado (born November 7, 1984) is a retired Ecuadorian soccer striker who played for Emelec in the Serie A de Ecuador.

Club career

Prior joining Belgrano, Mina played for FC Dallas in MLS, Emelec, Deportivo Quevedo, LDU (Loja), and El Nacional in his native Ecuador, as well as for Huracán in Argentina. Mina scored seven league goals for Dallas in his first year in MLS. Mina missed a good portion of the 2006 season with an injury to his knee; as a result, he finished with only 16 appearances (of which nine were starts) and three goals. The following season, Mina's injuries woes continued and he was ruled out for the entire season after straining his knee in a pre-season friendly. http://worldcupway.blogspot.com/2007/06/june-6-mina-out-indefinitely.html Due to these injuries Mina's contract was not extended. In Spring of 2008 he returned to Argentina to join first division club Gimnasia jujuy according to local media, however the suspected move never became reality. At the end of the summer and after a few months without a club Mina joined second division Argentine club Belgrano de Cordoba as a promising attacking option for Belgrano in the current Nacional B promotion Championship.

In December 2010 he was signed once again by Ecuadorian giants Emelec in a 2-year contract.

International career

Mina has appeared for Ecuador national football team on various youth levels, and got his first senior cap during the 2002–03 season. He has appeared in 12 matches for the senior team.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ecuador - Record International Players. RSSSF. 2008-12-09.