Spanish-born Honduran footballer (born 1989)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Mejía and the second or maternal family name is
Ruiz .
Jonathan Mejía Ruiz (born 7 January 1989), commonly known asJona , is a Honduran professionalfootballer who plays as astriker .
Born inMálaga ,Andalusia , Jona only played lower league football in his beginnings, always in theSegunda División B . He represented in quick successionLorca Deportiva CF ,UD Melilla ,Deportivo Fabril ,Zamora CF [ 1] CD Ourense .
In mid-January 2013, after excelling in the first half ofthe season with Ourense,[ 2] La Liga clubGranada CF , being immediately loaned toVitória S.C. of Portugal.[ 3] Primeira Liga debut with the latter on 4 March, playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win againstAcadémica de Coimbra .[ 4]
In the following years, Jona all but competed in the SpanishSegunda División , representingReal Jaén ,[ 5] Cádiz CF (two spells),[ 6] [ 7] Albacete Balompié ,[ 8] UCAM Murcia CF ,[ 9] Córdoba CF [ 10] CD Lugo .[ 11] [ 12]
Jona terminated his contract with Córdoba on 15 January 2019,[ 13] Hércules CF the following day.[ 14]
International career [ edit ] Jona's father, Leonidas Mejía, was aHonduran fromTegucigalpa , and his mother wasSpanish . In April 2013, he expressed interest in representing theHonduras national team .[ 15]
Jona made his debut on 2 June 2013, in afriendly withIsrael .[ 16] 2014 Copa Centroamericana .[ 17]
Jona's older half brother,Antonio Moreno , was also a footballer and a forward. He played once withSevilla FC 's first team, and also represented Cádiz.[ 18]
^ Zamora confirma fichaje de Jona. (Zamora confirm signing of Jona) Archived 2011-07-17 at theWayback Machine ; esFutbol, 16 July 2011 (in Spanish)^ Jona ratifica su compromiso con el proyecto futbolístico de O Couto (Jona confirms commitment to O Couto's football project) Archived 2013-01-15 at theWayback Machine ;La Voz de Galicia , 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)^ El Granada ficha a Jona y lo cede al Vitoria Guimaraes portugués (Granada sign Jona and loan him to Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes) Archived 4 March 2016 at theWayback Machine ;La Verdad , 12 January 2013 (in Spanish)^ Vitória de Guimarães 2–0 Académica (final) (Vitória de Guimarães 2–0 Académica (end)) Archived 2017-11-16 at theWayback Machine ;Rádio Renascença , 4 March 2013 (in Portuguese)^ El Jaén logra las cesiones de Kitoko y Jona (Jaén get loans of Kitoko and Jona) Archived 2017-11-16 at theWayback Machine ;Marca , 19 July 2013 (in Spanish)^ Jona Mejía: "Quedan 90 minutos por jugar y 90 minutos para ascender" (Jona Mejía: "There are 90 minutes to be played and 90 minutes to promote") Archived 2017-11-16 at theWayback Machine ;Vavel , 25 June 2015 (in Spanish)^ Jona regresa al Cádiz para ayudar en ataque (Jona returns to Cádiz to help in attack) Archived 2018-01-26 at theWayback Machine ; Cádiz CF, 25 January 2018 (in Spanish)^ El Granada traspasa a Jona al Albacete (Granada transfer Jona to Albacete) Archived 2017-11-16 at theWayback Machine ; Marca, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish)^ Jona Mejía cierra la ofensiva del UCAM (Jona Mejía completes UCAM's attacking lines) Archived 2017-11-16 at theWayback Machine ;Cadena SER , 15 July 2016 (in Spanish)^ Insólito: El Córdoba ficha a siete jugadores en un día (Unheard of: Córdoba sign seven players in one day) Archived 2017-09-08 at theWayback Machine ; Marca, 2 July 2017 (in Spanish)^ Jona, primer fichaje albivermello (Jona, first red-and-white signing) Archived 2018-07-05 at theWayback Machine ; CD Lugo, 4 July 2018 (in Spanish)^ Jona Mejía: "La selección de Honduras tiene que mejorar y hay como" (Jona Mejía: "The Honduras national team has to improve and it can be done") Archived 2017-11-16 at theWayback Machine ;Diez , 21 July 2017 (in Spanish)^ "El Córdoba Club de Fútbol y Jona Mejía acuerdan la rescisión de su contrato" [Córdoba Club de Fútbol and Jona Mejía agree to termination of his contract] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 15 January 2019.Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved9 February 2019 .^ "Jona Mejía, nuevo delantero del Hércules" [Jona Mejía, new forward of Hércules] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 16 January 2019.Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved9 February 2019 .^ Jonathan Mejía, un español que quiere jugar con Honduras (Jonathan Mejía, Spaniard who wants to play for Honduras) Archived 2013-04-04 at theWayback Machine ; Diez, 1 April 2013 (in Spanish)^ Honduras perdió 2–0 ante Israel en fogueo preparativo para juego contra Costa Rica (Honduras lost 2–0 to Israel in preparation for game against Costa Rica) Archived 2013-06-14 at theWayback Machine ; Al Día, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)^ Convocados de Honduras para Copa Centroamericana (Honduras selection for Centroamerican Cup) Archived 2017-10-22 at theWayback Machine ; Diez, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)^ Jona Mejía ante un posible llamado a la selección: "Lo primero es el Cádiz" (Jona Mejía regarding national team call-up: "Cádiz is the priority") .Archived 2018-09-19 at theWayback Machine .El Heraldo . 12 March 2015 (in Spanish).
