Arturo Mina

Arturo Mina
Mina with Independiente DV in 2016
Personal information
Full name Arturo Rafael Mina Meza
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Río Verde Canton, Ecuador
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Mushuc Runa
Number 45
Youth career
2007–2008 Spencer
2008 Club Deportivo Puyo
2008–2010 SD Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 UTE 35 (2)
2011–2013 Macará 35 (0)
2013–2016 Independiente DV 67 (5)
2016–2017 River Plate 12 (1)
2017–2020 Yeni Malatyaspor 70 (4)
2021 BB Erzurumspor 9 (0)
2022– Mushuc Runa 12 (0)
International career
2014–2019 Ecuador 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019

Arturo Rafael Mina Meza (born 8 October 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Ecuadorian club Mushuc Runa.[2]

Mina was called up for the 2015 Copa América making the cut for the final 23 this time around.[3] On 15 November 2016, Mina scored his first international goal ever for Ecuador in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Venezuela, the first goal in a 3–0 victory for Ecuador.[4]

  1. ^ "River Plate - Sitio Oficial".
  2. ^ "River Plate. Noticias de River Plate | Olé | Diario Deportivo".
  3. ^ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=7292&idc=21#.VXC7fNJ_Okp (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Ecuador downs Venezuela 3-0 | Fox News Latino". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.