Johan Andreé Mina Mendoza (born 15 May 2002) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for

Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of SV Werder Bremen. It plays in Regionalliga, the fourth level of the German football league system, and has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal on nineteen occasions. It also has won the Germ ...

Club career

Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Mina started his career with Emelec at the age of eleven. However, a contract dispute meant that he did not play football at all between 2018 and 2020. He was linked with Spanish and English giants Barcelona and Chelsea, but eventually he moved to Germany to sign for Werder Bremen. 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. Mina was unable to settle at Werder Bremen, where he struggled to make friends or enjoy German cuisine. He was loaned to Portuguese side

Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

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. Despite winning the under-23 league, Mina only totalled ten appearances in the whole season. In July 2022, Mina returned to childhood club Emelec on a one-year loan from Werder Bremen. However, he again struggled for game time, and it was rumoured that the loan would be cut short in November 2022.

International career

Mina has represented Ecuador at under-17 and under-23 level.

Personal life

Johan's father, Joaquin, also represented Emelec in the 1990s.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mina, Johan 2002 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers Footballers from Guayaquil Men's association football midfielders Ecuador men's youth international footballers C.S. Emelec footballers SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players G.D. Estoril Praia players Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal