Juan Mera González (born 22 November 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Spain

Born in

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, he made his senior debut with

Sporting de Gijón B Sporting may refer to: *Sport, recreational games and play *Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt Sports clubs * Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt * BFA Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon * Real Spo ...

in the 2010–11 season. Juan played his first match on 29 August 2010 against Gimnástica Torrelavega He played for Sporting B, in Segunda División B, till 2015–16 season. He scored 21 goals. In 2016–17, he was promoted to

Sporting Gijón Sporting may refer to: *Sport, recreational games and play *Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt Sports clubs *Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt *BFA Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon *Real Sporti ...

. After that he joined

Celta Vigo B Real Club Celta de Vigo Fortuna or simply Celta Fortuna is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is ...

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, and

Leioa Leioa () is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is located south of Getxo and Berango delimitating east and south with Erandio, Portugalete and Sestao. Today it is part of the Bilbao conurbation. Its population in 2019 ...

in Spain till 2018–19 and played in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

India

On 24 August 2019, Juan pursued a one-year deal and moved to Indian club,

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. On 12 September, he played his first match for the club in

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, against Kalighat MS. He made his professional league debut on 4 December 2019 in

, in match against

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He assisted a goal and was also named Man of the Match. In 2021, he moved to another

side NEROCA and made his debut for the club on 27 December in their 3–2 win against

Sreenidi Deccan Sreenidi Deccan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was established on 1 January 2015 as a football academy in Hyderabad, and later was launched from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2021. The ...

. In September 2022, he signed for another

club RoundGlass Punjab. The club later clinched its second I-League title in 2022–23 season and gained promotion to

2023–24 Indian Super League The 2023–24 Indian Super League was the 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 28th season of the top-tier in Indian football. It commenced on 21 September 2023 and concluded with the ISL Cup final on 4 May 2024. Mumbai City ...

Career statistics

Club

Honours

RoundGlass Punjab *

: 2022–23 Individual *

Best Midfielder of the Season: 2022–23

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mera, Juan 1993 births Living people Footballers from Gijón Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División B players Sporting de Gijón B players RC Celta Fortuna players Racing de Ferrol footballers CD Teruel footballers SD Leioa players CD Lealtad players East Bengal Club players NEROCA FC players Punjab FC players Dempo SC players I-League players Calcutta Football League players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India 21st-century Spanish sportsmen