Eric Exequiel Meza (born 8 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Colón.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Exequiel Meza | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colón | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | |||
| 2009–2020 | Colón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Colón | 88 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 15 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Santa Fe, Meza joined Colón's youth categories in 2009, from city rivals Unión de Santa Fe.[3][4] After eleven years in their academy, manager Eduardo Domínguez moved him into the first-team squad in 2020.[5][6][7]
After being an unused substitute in several 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional group stage matches,[2] Meza made his first team debut on 28 November 2020, replacing Gonzalo Piovi in a 2–1 defeat to Independiente at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López.[2][8] The following 12 January, he signed his first professional contract with the club, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[9]
Meza became a regular starter for Colón during the 2021 season, and scored his first senior goal on 13 August of that year, in a 1–0 home win over Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.[10] He scored another three goals during that year, as his side qualified to the Copa Libertadores.
Meza was still a first-choice ahead of Jonathan Sandoval and Augusto Schott during the 2022 campaign, but suffered an injury in September of that year which sidelined him for the remainder of the tournament.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 29 November 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 2020–21 | Primera División | 3[nb 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 31[nb 1] | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | 24[nb 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 76 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Includes the Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References edit
- ^ Eric Meza at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d Eric Meza at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Eric Meza: Ojalá pueda seguir en Colón" [Eric Meza: I hope I can continue at Colón]. Uno Santa Fe (in Spanish). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "La historia no contada del esperancino Gómez jugando para Colón" [The untold story of the esperancino Gómez playing for Colón]. Esperancino (in Spanish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Eric Meza sigue sin contrato en Colón y el DT lo ubica en el 11 titular" [Eric Meza remains without a contract at Colón and the manager puts him in the starting XI]. Santa Fe Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "El juvenil Eric Meza ratificó que su sueño «es seguir jugando en Colón»" [The youngster Eric Meza assured that his dream is "to keep playing at Colón"]. DeporFe (in Spanish). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Eric Meza contó del hisopado y que le hicieron en Colón" [Eric Meza talked about the swab and what they did to him at Colón]. Agenciafe (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Eric Meza contó por LT10 que sueña con "seguir en Colón"" [Eric Meza told LT10 that he dreams with "remaining at Colón"]. LT10 (in Spanish). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Eric Meza firmó su primer contrato profesional en Colón" [Eric Meza signed his first professional contract at Colón] (in Spanish). Sol Play 91.5. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Eric Meza y su primer tanto en Colón: "Al fin encontré el gol que tanto buscaba"" [Eric Meza and his first goal at Colón: "Finally found the goal that I was looking for"] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Colón: Eric Meza se despide del torneo por lesión" [Colón: Eric Meza bids farewell from the tournament due to injury] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links edit
- Eric Meza at Soccerway