Roberto Miña
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Roberto Javier Miña Mercado (born November 7, 1984) is an Ecuador
ian soccer striker
who plays for Emelec
in the Serie A de Ecuador.
, Deportivo Quevedo, LDU (Loja)
, and El Nacional
in his native Ecuador, as well as for Huracán
in Argentina
. Miña scored seven league goals for Dallas in his first year in MLS. Miña missed a good portion of the 2006 season with an injury to his knee; as a result, he finished with only 16 appearances (of which nine were starts) and three goals. The following season, Miña's injuries woes continued and he was ruled out for the entire season after straining his knee in a pre-season friendly. http://worldcupway.blogspot.com/2007/06/june-6-mina-out-indefinitely.html Due to these injuries Mina's contract was not extended. In Spring of 2008 he returned to Argentina to join first division club Gimnasia jujuy according to local media, however the suspected move never became reality. At the end of the summer and after a few months without a club Mina joined second division Argentine club Belgrano de Cordoba as a promising attacking option for Belgrano in the current Nacional B promotion Championship.
On December 2010 he was signed once again by Ecuadorian giants Emelec
in a 2 year contract.
on various youth levels, and got his first senior cap during the 2002-03 season. He has appeared in 12 matches for the senior team.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian soccer striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who plays for Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
in the Serie A de Ecuador.
Club career
Prior joining Belgrano, Miña played for FC Dallas in MLS, EmelecClub Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
, Deportivo Quevedo, LDU (Loja)
Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Loja)
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja is a professional soccer team from the city of Loja, Ecuador. They are the current winner of the 2010 Serie B and will play in the Serie A for the 2011 season.-Current squad:...
, and El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....
in his native Ecuador, as well as for Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Miña scored seven league goals for Dallas in his first year in MLS. Miña missed a good portion of the 2006 season with an injury to his knee; as a result, he finished with only 16 appearances (of which nine were starts) and three goals. The following season, Miña's injuries woes continued and he was ruled out for the entire season after straining his knee in a pre-season friendly. http://worldcupway.blogspot.com/2007/06/june-6-mina-out-indefinitely.html Due to these injuries Mina's contract was not extended. In Spring of 2008 he returned to Argentina to join first division club Gimnasia jujuy according to local media, however the suspected move never became reality. At the end of the summer and after a few months without a club Mina joined second division Argentine club Belgrano de Cordoba as a promising attacking option for Belgrano in the current Nacional B promotion Championship.
On December 2010 he was signed once again by Ecuadorian giants Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
in a 2 year contract.
International career
Miña has appeared for Ecuador national football teamEcuador national football team
The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...
on various youth levels, and got his first senior cap during the 2002-03 season. He has appeared in 12 matches for the senior team.