Arrinton Narciso Mina Villalba (born 25 November 1982 in

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) is an Ecuadorian football striker who plays for Clan Juvenil.

Club career

He was transferred to Barcelona from former club

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and was a regular starter for his club. On 27 October 2009 Huracán signed Mina on loan from

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for one year. In March joined Chornomorets Odessa in the

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on a 3-month loan until the end of the season with an option to prolong his contract based on his performances.

Barcelona SC

2012 season

In 2012, Mina rejoined Barcelona. Mina scored his first two goals in a game against Deportivo Cuenca. He finished the 2012 Ecuadorian Serie A season as top goal-scorer, with thirty goals to his name, the second highest global tally by a South American. His thirty goals was the most scored by a Barcelona player in a single season, which helped Barcelona secure its fourteenth title, not having won a league title since 1997.

América

2012–13 season

On 3 December 2012 Narciso Mina was signed by Mexican club América. He finished the Clausura 2013 scoring one goal against Atlante. He was the top scorer in the

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tournament with eight goals.

2013–14 season

Mina scored his first league goal on 3 August in a 3–0 win against

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at the

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. He dedicated the goal to former América teammate and

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striker

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, who died on 29 July. On 10 August he scored his second goal in three games played against Atlante in a 4–2 win in

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. Mina finished the

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tournament with five goals, though in his final match against

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, which was also the league final, he was subbed off after a bad performance in which he missed four goal scoring opportunities. He was booed off the field and replaced by

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Atlante

On 18 December 2013 Mina was sold to Atlante.

LDU Quito

His first game with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito was against El Nacional, which was the opening game for LDU Quito of the 2015 season, he scored the first goal

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Barcelona SC *

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;América *

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: Clausura 2013

Individual

Golden Shoe (2):

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Golden Shoe:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mina, Narciso 1982 births Living people People from San Lorenzo, Ecuador Association football forwards Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers L.D.U. Loja footballers Deportivo Azogues footballers Manta F.C. footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers FC Chornomorets Odesa players C.S.D. Independiente del Valle footballers Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Mushuc Runa S.C. footballers C.D. Clan Juvenil footballers Ukrainian Premier League players Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Argentina 2011 Copa América players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Ecuadorian Serie A players