Elmer Antonio Mejía Rodríguez (born 23 June 1978) is a retired
footballer
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who last played for
Real Esteli in the
Nicaraguan Primera División
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. Born in Honduras, he represented both Honduras and Nicaragua internationally.
Club career
Mejía played for
F.C. Motagua, with whom he won the 2001 Apertura, before moving abroad to become captain of Nicaraguan side
Real Estelí
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. By 2012, Mejía had scored 100 goals for Estelí after winning the league's top goalscorer award with 14 goals. In 2007/08 he amassed 33 goals.
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- El Nuevo Diario
International career
Mejía made his debut for Honduras
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in a July 2001 friendly match
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against Ecuador
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, which proved to be his sole international match.
Honours
Titles
References
External links
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Profile
- Real Estelí
1978 births
Living people
People from Comayagua
Men's association football midfielders
Honduran men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
Nicaraguan men's footballers
Nicaragua men's international footballers
F.C. Motagua players
Real Estelí FC players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Dual internationalists (men's football)
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