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My Take
Josua Mejías intrigues me less for any single match than for the geography of his career. A centre-back born in Valencia, Venezuela who ended up anchoring a defence for Debrecen in Hungary made a genuinely bold choice. Moving from South America to Eastern Europe, far from the marquee leagues, demands real conviction and adaptability. I imagine him as a reader of the game rather than a pure athlete, a defender who survives on positioning and nerve in unfamiliar surroundings. I have a soft spot for these footballing migrants who plant themselves in foreign soil and simply get on with the unglamorous job of defending.
Overview
Josua Antonio Mejías García (born 9 June 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hungarian League club Debrecen.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josua Mejías
- Name (Japanese)
- ホスア・メヒアス
- Reading
- ほすあ・めひあす
- Born
- June 9, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Venezuela →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.