Mateo Mejía

Mateo Mejía
Personal information
Full name José Mateo Mejía Piedrahita
Date of birth (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Panetolikos
(on loan from Burgos)
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2019 Zaragoza
2019–2024 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Sevilla B 47 (11)
2024–2025 Sevilla 1 (0)
2025– Burgos 24 (3)
2026– → Panetolikos (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2022 Colombia U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:11, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

José Mateo Mejía Piedrahita (born 21 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Super League Greece club Panetolikos, on loan from Spanish side Burgos. Born in Spain, he represents Colombia at youth level.

Club career

As a youth player, Mejía joined the youth academy of Spanish second-tier side Zaragoza.[1][2] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Manchester United in the English Premier League.[3][4]

On 28 June 2023, Mejía signed a new contract with Manchester United.[5] He made his senior debut with the under-21 team on 22 August, starting in a 1–1 draw (6–4 penalty win) against Stockport County in the EFL Trophy.

On 18 January 2024, Mejía joined Sevilla Atlético, the reserve team of La Liga club Sevilla, competing in the Segunda Federación.[6][7] He made his first team debut on 29 September, replacing Gerard Fernández late into a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.

On 22 July 2025, Mejía joined Segunda División side Burgos on a three-year contract.[8] On 21 August of the following year, he was loaned to Super League Greece side Panetolikos for one year.[9]

International career

Even though he was born in Spain, Mejía is also eligible to represent Colombia internationally through his parents.[10][11] He made his debut for the Colombia under-20 side in 2-legged friendly match against Peru under-20 on 13 December 2022.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2023–24[13] ——3[b]030
Sevilla B 2023–24[14] Segunda Federación 164——164
2024–25[15] Primera Federación 317——317
Total 4711——3711
Sevilla 2024–25[15] La Liga 1000—10
Burgos 2025–26[16] Segunda División 23330—263
2026–27[17] Segunda División 10000010
Total 2433000273
Panetolikos (loan) 2026–27[18] Super League Greece 10——10
Career total 731430307914
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ ""Nunca quise marcharme por la puerta de atrás ni con polémica"". elperiodicodearagon.com.
  2. ↑ "¿Quién es el futbolista de padres colombianos que tiene Manchester United?". futbolete.com.
  3. ↑ "Zidane Iqbal and Charlie Savage praise Man United teammate Mateo Mejia who is 'like a new signing'". manchesterveningnews.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Why Man United have struck gold by signing this 60-goal La Liga teenage sensation". soccersouls.com.
  5. ↑ Marshall, Adam (28 June 2023). "Mejia signs new United contract". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mateo Mejía, refuerzo de ataque para el Sevilla Atlético" [Mateo Mejía, attacking reinforcement for Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mejia leaves United on permanent deal". Manchester United FC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mateo Mejía, potencia y gol para el ataque del Burgos CF" [Mateo Mejía, power and goal for the attack of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mateo Mejía, cedido al Panetolikos FC" [Mateo Mejía, loaned to Panetolikos FC] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "El colombiano que podría jugar con Cristiano Ronaldo". co.marca.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Este es el colombiano que está cerca de jugar con Cristiano Ronaldo en el United". bolavip.com.
  12. ↑ Mateo Mejía at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Mejía in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ↑ "Matches Mateo Mejía, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.
  15. 1 2 "Matches Mateo Mejía, 2024–25 season". BDFutbol.
  16. ↑ "Matches Mateo Mejía, 2025–26 season". BDFutbol.
  17. ↑ "Matches Mateo Mejía, 2026–27 season". BDFutbol.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Mateo Mejía in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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