Arturo Mina

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mina and the second or maternal family name is Meza.

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
Place of birth	Río Verde Canton, Ecuador
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position	Centre back
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	13	(0)
International career‡
2014–2019	Ecuador	22	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.

Mina was called up for the 2015 Copa América making the cut for the final 23 this time around. 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.

International career

International goals

No.	Date	Location	Opposition	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2016	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Venezuela	1–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Independiente del Valle

• Copa Libertadores Runner Up (1): 2016

CA River Plate

• Recopa Sudamericana Champion (1): 2016
• Copa Argentina (1): 2016

Individual

El País (Uruguay)

• El País (Uruguay) Copa Sudamericana 2016 Best 11 (1): 2016