Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar (born 3 April 1990) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos, whom he captains, and the Honduras national team.
Mejía with Honduras in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alfredo Antonio Mejía Escobar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | El Negrito, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levadiakos | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Real España | 52 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Motagua | 22 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Marathón | 20 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Panthrakikos | 54 | (2) |
| 2016 | Marathón | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Xanthi | 39 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Real España | 33 | (1) |
| 2019 | Pontevedra | 12 | (1) |
| 2020– | Levadiakos | 120 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Honduras U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Honduras U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Honduras U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2022 | Honduras | 56 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022 | |||
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Mejía had a spell at the reserves of Italian side Udinese before spending two years at Real C.D. España. He joined F.C. Motagua for the 2012 Clausura championship.[2]
He had a spell at French side Monaco in 2009[3] and was rumored to join the Seattle Sounders FC after the Sounders sent scouts over to Honduras.[4]
On 29 January 2016, Xanthi officially announced the signing of Honduran defensive midfielder, who was recently released from Marathón.
Mejía played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
Mejía made his senior debut for Honduras in a January 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup[6] as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 2011-06-10 | FIU Stadium, Miami, United States |  Grenada |
7 – 1 | 7 – 1 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
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