Maximiliano Meza (footballer, born 1992)
Maximiliano Eduardo Meza (Spanish pronunciation: [maksimiˈljano ˈmesa]; born 15 December 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Argentina national team.[2][3]
Meza playing for Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maximiliano Eduardo Meza[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 December 1992||
Place of birth | Caá Catí, Argentina[2] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Gimnasia y Esgrima | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 100 | (12) |
2016–2018 | Independiente | 55 | (6) |
2019– | Monterrey | 39 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2018– | Argentina | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:29, 15 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:48, 15 October 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Meza began his career in the youth ranks of Gimnasia y Esgrima, he was promoted into the first-team in 2012 and subsequently made his professional debut on 10 December against Deportivo Merlo in the Primera B Nacional, he made fourteen league appearances in total in Gimansia's promotion-winning season of 2012–13.[2][3] In the following season, Meza became a regular for the club as he made thirty-six appearances and scored five goals; the first five goals of his career. Over the next three league campaigns he made fifty-three appearances in all competitions while scoring seven goals, the last coming versus Colón on 23 May 2016.[2]
On 18 September 2016, a week after making his 100th league appearance for Gimnasia, he left the club to sign for fellow Primera División club Independiente. His Independiente debut came in a 2016 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 match against Brazilian side Chapecoense on 22 September.[2][3] During the 2017–18 season, Meza made nine appearances and scored three goals in Independiente's 2017 Copa Sudamericana winning campaign.[2] In 2019, Meza completed a move to Mexico by joining Monterrey of Liga MX; signing a five-year contract.[4] He was assigned shirt number 32.[5] He won the CONCACAF Champions League with them.[2][6]
International career
In March 2018, Meza was called up to the Argentina squad for friendlies with Italy and Spain later that month.[7][8] He made his debut on 27 March against Spain, playing the full ninety minutes of a 6–1 defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano.[2][9] Meza was selected in Argentina's official squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 21 May, having previously made the preliminary squad on 14 May.[10][11] He made his first World Cup appearance on 16 June versus Iceland.[2] He was part of a team that won the friendly Adidas Cup against Mexico in November 2018[12][13] He made Lionel Scaloni's initial forty-man squad for the 2019 Copa América, but was removed for the final tournament.[14][15]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Primera División | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2015 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
2016 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 100 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 12 | ||
Independiente | 2016–17 | Primera División | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
2017–18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 55 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
Monterrey | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 27 | 2 |
2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
Career total | 177 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 225 | 26 |
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Suruga Bank Championship
- Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in the Liga MX play-offs
Honours
Independiente[2]
- Copa Sudamericana: 2017
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2018
Monterrey[6]
References
- "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
- "Maximiliano Meza profile". Soccerway. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- "Maximiliano Meza profile". ESPN FC. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- "Meza fue vendido a Rayados de Monterrey". TyC Sports. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Meza fue presentado en Monterrey". IAM Noticias. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "Monterrey secure aggregate win over Tigres in CONCACAF Champions League final". ESPN. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "Lista de convocados". Argentine Football Association. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Jorge Sampaoli dio la lista de jugadores locales para los amistosos de la selección: Maximiliano Meza, la sorpresa". La Nación. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Spain 6-1 Argentina: goals, as it happened, report". AS. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala highlight 35-man Argentina World Cup squad". ESPN. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Argentina World Cup squad: Paulo Dybala included but Mauro Icardi misses out on 23-man group for Russia". The Independent. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- https://www.everyfutbol.co/2018/11/argentina-derrota-a-mexico-y-se-queda-con-la-copa-adidas-2018.html/amp
- https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/17/world/friendlies/argentina/mexico/2927963/
- "Los 40 preseleccionados por Lionel Scaloni para la Copa América". Marca. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "Lista de convocados para la Copa América". Marca. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
External links
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- Maximiliano Meza at Soccerway