Tomás Mejías Osorio (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Real Madrid

Mejías was born in

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. In 2001, aged 12, he joined local

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's youth academy from neighbouring amateurs CD Coslada. He made his debut with the reserves in the 2007–08 season, playing five games for them in

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. As first-team manager

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decided to rest

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, Mejías was selected for a

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home match against

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on 10 May 2011. He replaced another club youth graduate,

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, for the last ten minutes of a 4–0 home win. Mejías was selected in a 20-man squad for the first match of the 2011–12 campaign, away to

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, but eventually did not make the bench. He contributed 26 appearances the following year, as the B's retained their

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status.

Middlesbrough

On 11 February 2014, Mejías joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut on 1 March, in a 1–0 away loss against

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. It was his only appearance during the time of his loan, as he dislocated a finger in training and was sidelined for the rest of the campaign. The deal was made permanent on 4 July 2014, and Mejías signed a two-year contract. On 28 October of the following year, he saved from

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and

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as his team won in a

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away to

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in the fourth round of the League Cup, also keeping a

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for 120 minutes. On 5 January 2017, Mejías was loaned to

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

until the end of the Spanish second-tier season. At the end of the following campaign, he was released by Middlesbrough.

Omonia

Mejías signed for

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club

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional multi-sport club, esta ...

on 10 July 2018. He played 29 matches in all competitions in his only season, where his team finished sixth in the domestic league.

Return to Middlesbrough

Mejías returned to Middlesbrough on 4 July 2019, agreeing to a two-year deal. In September 2020, he was loaned to

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of the Romanian

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Later career

Mejías joined Turkish

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side

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in January 2021. He switched teams and countries again in October, signing for

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in the Australian

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. On 4 January 2023, Mejías returned to Spain six years after leaving, agreeing to a contract at

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club

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. On 1 February 2024, having become a backup to new signing Pedro López, he returned to the professional leagues on a five-month deal at second-tier

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Career statistics

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla *

: 2011–12 Spain U20 *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejias, Tomas 1989 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Rayo Vallecano players AD Ceuta FC players FC Cartagena footballers English Football League players Middlesbrough F.C. players Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Liga I players FC Dinamo București players TFF 1. Lig players Ankaraspor footballers A-League Men players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Spain men's youth international footballers Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in football Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia