Jonathan Mejía Ruiz (born 7 January 1989), commonly known as Jona, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Jona only played lower league football in his beginnings, always in the Segunda División B. He represented in quick succession Lorca Deportiva CF, UD Melilla, Deportivo Fabril, Zamora CFZamora confirma fichaje de Jona. (Zamora confirm signing of Jona) ; esFutbol, 16 July 2011 (in Spanish) and CD Ourense.
In mid-January 2013, after excelling in the first half of the season with Ourense,Jona ratifica su compromiso con el proyecto futbolístico de O Couto (Jona confirms commitment to O Couto's football project) ; La Voz de Galicia, 27 November 2012 (in Spanish) Jona was acquired by La Liga club Granada CF, being immediately loaned to Vitória S.C. of Portugal.El Granada ficha a Jona y lo cede al Vitoria Guimaraes portugués (Granada sign Jona and loan him to Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes) ; La Verdad, 12 January 2013 (in Spanish) He made his Primeira Liga debut with the latter on 4 March, playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra.Vitória de Guimarães 2–0 Académica (final) (Vitória de Guimarães 2–0 Académica (end)) ; Rádio Renascença, 4 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
In the following years, Jona all but competed in the Spanish Segunda División, representing Real Jaén,El Jaén logra las cesiones de Kitoko y Jona (Jaén get loans of Kitoko and Jona) ; Marca, 19 July 2013 (in Spanish) Cádiz CF (two spells),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") ; Vavel, 25 June 2015 (in Spanish)Jona regresa al Cádiz para ayudar en ataque (Jona returns to Cádiz to help in attack) ; Cádiz CF, 25 January 2018 (in Spanish) Albacete Balompié,El Granada traspasa a Jona al Albacete (Granada transfer Jona to Albacete) ; Marca, 14 July 2015 (in Spanish) UCAM Murcia CF,Jona Mejía cierra la ofensiva del UCAM (Jona Mejía completes UCAM's attacking lines) ; Cadena SER, 15 July 2016 (in Spanish) Córdoba CFInsólito: El Córdoba ficha a siete jugadores en un día (Unheard of: Córdoba sign seven players in one day) ; Marca, 2 July 2017 (in Spanish) and CD Lugo.Jona, primer fichaje albivermello (Jona, first red-and-white signing) ; CD Lugo, 4 July 2018 (in Spanish) He was relegated from that level three times.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") ; Diez, 21 July 2017 (in Spanish)
Jona terminated his contract with Córdoba on 15 January 2019, and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with third division side Hércules CF the following day.
International career Jona's father, Leonidas Mejía, was a Honduran from Tegucigalpa, and his mother was Spanish. In April 2013, he expressed interest in representing the Honduras national team.Jonathan Mejía, un español que quiere jugar con Honduras (Jonathan Mejía, Spaniard who wants to play for Honduras) ; Diez, 1 April 2013 (in Spanish)
Jona made his debut on 2 June 2013, in a friendly with Israel.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) ; Al Día, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish) He represented the nation at the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.Convocados de Honduras para Copa Centroamericana (Honduras selection for Centroamerican Cup) ; Diez, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
Personal life Jona's older half brother, Antonio Moreno, was also a footballer and a forward. He played once with Sevilla FC's first team, and also represented Cádiz.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"). . El Heraldo. 12 March 2015 (in Spanish).
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