Josua Antonio Mejías García (born 9 June 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hungarian League club Debrecen.
Club career Mejías came through the academy of local side Carabobo and made his first team debut at age 18 in July 2015. He would make 36 total league appearances (31 starts) for the club over the next two years, until he was acquired by Leganés in September 2017.
Leganés were then playing in La Liga, and they would send Mejías out on loan to gain his first European experience. After three seasons in the Spanish third tier with Cartagena, Gimnàstic, and Atlético Madrid B, Mejías moved up to the Segunda División with Málaga in the 2020/21 season, making 21 appearances during the year for the Andalusian club.
Mejías’ next loan was to Beitar Jerusalem. After making 15 league appearances in the 2021/22 season, Beitar would acquire Mejías from Leganés on a permanent transfer in August 2022. In the 2022/23 season, Mejías played 90 minutes in 11 of the first 13 rounds of the league.
In July 2023, Mejías joined Athens Kallithea FC in Super League 2.
On 1 July 2025, Mejías joined Debreceni VSC in Hungarian League.
International career Mejías was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
He made his debut for the Venezuela national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Brazil.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCarabobo2015Venezuelan Primera División16030001902016Venezuelan Primera División14100001412017Venezuelan Primera División70000070Total3713000401Cartagena2017–18Segunda División B2702000290Gimnàstic2018–19Segunda División2702000290Cartagena2018–19Segunda División1100000110Atlético Madrid B2019–20Segunda División2210000221Gimnàstic2020–21Segunda División2100000210Beitar Jerusalem2021–22Israeli Premier League00000000Athens Kallithea2023–24Super League Greece 222010–2302024–25Super League Greece18000–180 Total40010–410 Career total165290001742
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsrowspan="3"Venezuela202110202210202520Total40
Honours Venezuela U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2017 South American Youth Football Championship: Third Place 2017
References
External links