Juan Camilo Mesa Antúnez (born 23 February 1998) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for Drita in Kosovo.
Club career Born in Los Patios in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia, Mesa began his career with Atlético Bucaramanga, making two league appearances in the 2017 season. He moved to fellow top-flight club América de Cali for the 2018 season, but struggled to establish himself in the first team in his first season. The 2019 season was more productive for Mesa, notching a number of appearances during the season.
However, the following year he once again fell out of favour, and was linked with a move away from the club to an unnamed club in Croatia. This was later revealed to be Croatian First Football League side Šibenik, and Mesa joined the club in August 2020, initially on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy. He joined the club alongside compatriots Juan Nieva and Yeferson Contreras.
After Šibenik took up the option to buy Mesa, he spent another two seasons with the club before joining Bosnia and Herzegovina side Tuzla City. However, he left the club shortly after joining, without making an appearance, and moved to Albania, joining Dinamo City.
International career Mesa was called up to the Colombian under-23 side in August 2019, ahead of friendlies against Argentina and Brazil the following month. He did not feature in the game against Brazil, but scored Colombia's goal in the 3–1 loss to Argentina on 8 September.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Bucaramanga2017Categoría Primera A2040000060América de Cali201810000000102019807000001502020100000001020210000000000Total100700000170Šibenik (loan)2020–211. HNL22120–00221Šibenik2021–2212100–001212022–2333050–00380Total672700000742Tuzla City2023–24Liga 120000–0000Dinamo City2023–24Kategoria Superiore5020–0070Career total94220000001142 Notes
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