David Edú García Mitogo (born 18 May 1990) is an Equatorial Guinean

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has capped for the senior Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in Bata, Mitogo moved to Spain at the age of only three. He began his youth career with CD La Morenica, and later joined

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as a cadet; however, he was dissatisfied with his time at the club and returned to his previous team at the end of the season.De Guinea Ecuatorial a Bierzo (From Equatorial Guinea to Villafranca del Bierzo)
Diario de León, 22 September 2009 (in Spanish) At 16, Mitogo ultimately returned to Ponferradina to complete his formation. He made his senior debut with the reserve side, in the

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. On 20 September 2009, aged 19, Mitogo made his first appearance for Ponferradina's main squad, in a

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match against

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, scoring the only goal of the game in the process. Still mainly registered with the B's, he appeared in a further six games for the first team as they finally achieved promotion to division two. Playing for Ponferradina B against CD Huracán Z on 24 October 2010, Mitogo suffered a torn

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in his left knee, being sidelined for six months.

International career

In April 2010, Mitogo was called by the Equatoguinean national under-20 team for the second match against Gabon in the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers (preliminary round). He scored the Equatoguinean goal, in a 1–1 draw. In late July 2010, Mitogo received his first callup for the full side, for a friendly with

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on 11 August.Benjamín e Iván Zarandona jugarán un amistoso con Guinea Ecuatorial (Benjamín and Iván Zarandona will play friendly for Equatorial Guinea)
El Día de Valladolid, 21 July 2010 (in Spanish) He came on as a substitute for Juan Mbela in the 67th minute.

Personal life

Mitogo came from a

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background. His white father, whose surname is García, was

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, while his black mother, surnamed Mitogo, was a

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitogo, David 1990 births Living people People from Bata, Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean footballers Association football forwards Maltese Premier League players Vittoriosa Stars F.C. players Equatoguinean people of Spanish descent Equatorial Guinea international footballers Equatoguinean expatriate footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate footballers in Malta Citizens of Spain through descent People from El Bierzo Sportspeople from the Province of León Spanish footballers Footballers from Castile and León Segunda División B players SD Ponferradina players CD Teruel footballers Tercera División players SD Ponferradina B players SD Compostela footballers Unionistas de Salamanca CF players UD Somozas players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Malta CD Arenteiro players