Tomás Mejías
Tomás Mejías Osorio (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
Mejías training with Real Madrid in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomás Mejías Osorio[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 January 1989||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Coslada | ||
2001–2007 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Real Madrid C | 78 | (0[3]) |
2008–2013 | Real Madrid B | 59 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Middlesbrough | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Omonia | 28 | (0) |
2019– | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
2009 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:22, 6 July 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Real Madrid
Mejías was born in Madrid.[4] In 2001, aged 12, he joined local Real Madrid's youth academy from neighbouring amateurs CD Coslada.[5] He made his debut with the reserves in the 2007–08 season, playing five games for them in Segunda División B.[6][7][8][9][10]
As first-team manager José Mourinho decided to rest Iker Casillas, Mejías was selected for a La Liga home match against Getafe CF on 10 May 2011.[11] He replaced another club youth graduate, Antonio Adán, for the last ten minutes of a 4–0 home win.[12]
Mejías was selected in a 20-man squad for the first match of the 2011–12 campaign, away to Real Zaragoza,[13] but eventually did not make the bench.[14] He contributed with 26 appearances in the following year, as the B's retained their Segunda División status.[15]
Middlesbrough
On 11 February 2014, Mejías joined Championship club Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season.[16] He made his debut on 1 March, in a 1–0 away loss against Sheffield Wednesday.[17] It was his only appearance during the time of his loan, as he dislocated a finger in training and was sidelined for the rest of the campaign.[18]
The deal was made permanent on 4 July 2014, and Mejías signed a two-year contract.[19] On 28 October of the following year, he saved from Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young as his team won in a penalty shoot-out away to Manchester United in the fourth round of the League Cup, also keeping a clean sheet for 120 minutes.[20]
On 5 January 2017, Mejías was loaned to Rayo Vallecano until the end of the Spanish second level season.[21] At the end of the following campaign, he was released by Middlesbrough.[22]
Omonia
Mejías signed for Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia on 10 July 2018.[23] He played 29 matches across all competitions during his only season, where his team finished sixth in the domestic league.[24]
Return to Middlesbrough
Mejías returned to Middlesbrough on 4 July 2019, agreeing to a two-year deal.[25]
Career statistics
- As of 21 May 2019
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Madrid Castilla | 2007–08[26] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2010–11[27] | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
2011–12[28] | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
2012–13[29] | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
Total | 59 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||||
Real Madrid | 2010–11[27] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2011–12[28] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Middlesbrough (loan) | 2013–14[30] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Middlesbrough | 2014–15[31] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2015–16[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2016–17[33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18[34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2016–17[35] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Middlesbrough U21 | 2017–18[33] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Omonia | 2018–19[2] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Career total | 98 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 0 |
- Appearances in FA Cup
- Appearances in League Cup
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
Real Madrid Castilla
Spain U20
References
- "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- "Tomás: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Los datos: Tomás Mejías" [The data: Tomás Mejías] (in Spanish). Rayo Total. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Álvarez Villacé, C. (25 January 2017). "Mejías: "Hay que jugar más prácticos y cambiar la mentalidad"" [Mejías: "We have to be more practical and change the mindset"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Giovio, Eleonora (15 July 2011). "Seis manos de La Fábrica" [Six hands of The Factory]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Asenjo, Borja (21 April 2008). "El filial blanco empata en casa ante un rival directo y continúa desinflándose" [White reserves draw at home against direct rival and keep losing steam]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Ramírez, Fidel (28 April 2008). "El 'pichichi', José Callejón, rescató un punto en el descuento para el filial" ['Pichichi', José Callejón, rescued one point in injury time for the reserves]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Asenjo, Borja (5 May 2008). "Los blancos igualaron el partido a la heróica en una gran segunda mitad" [Whites drew match in heroic fashion in a great second half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Barjola, Marta (12 May 2008). "El Castilla se cae del 'play-off' antes de la visita atlética" [Castilla drop from play-off before Atlético visit]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Asenjo, Sergio (19 May 2008). "El filial perdió en el día más triste para el Castilla" [Reserves lost in saddest day for Castilla]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Casillas y Kaká, fuera de la lista para medirse al Getafe" [Casillas and Kaká, out of squad to take on Getafe] (in Spanish). La 8. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Madrid make Barca wait". ESPN Soccernet. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- "Twenty men tabbed for league debut". Real Madrid C.F. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- De Luis, Felipe (28 August 2011). "Comienzo arrollador (0–6)" [Crushing start (0–6)] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- De la Riva, Mario (30 May 2016). "Castilla: ¿Qué fue de la última plantilla que ascendió a 2ª?" [Castilla: What happened to the last squad that promoted to 2ª?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Boro sign loan keeper". Middlesbrough F.C. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- "Middlesbrough goalkeeper Tomas Mejias out of action". The Football League. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Tallentire, Philip (7 March 2014). "Tomas Mejias: Boro goalkeeper ruled out for four weeks with hand injury". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Middlesbrough sign Real Madrid goalkeeper Tomas Mejias". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Manchester United 0–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Tomás Mejías nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Tomás Mejías new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Adrian Bevington: Middlesbrough name former FA executive as head of recruitment". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Tomás Mejias" [Tomás Mejias a footballer of Omonia] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Mantzas, Andreas (7 June 2019). "Omonoia hire Berg and call GSP Stadium home for another season". Agona Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Tomas Mejias: Middlesbrough re-sign Spanish goalkeeper on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "Tomás Mejías: Tomás Mejías Osorio: Matches: 2007–08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Tomás Mejías: Tomás Mejías Osorio: Matches: 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Tomás Mejías: Tomás Mejías Osorio: Matches: 2011–12". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Tomás Mejías: Tomás Mejías Osorio: Matches: 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Games played by Tomás Mejías in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Games played by Tomás Mejías in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Games played by Tomás Mejías in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Games played by Tomás Mejías in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Games played by Tomás Mejías in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Tomás Mejías: Tomás Mejías Osorio: Matches: 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "El Real Madrid Castilla, campeón de Segunda B" [Real Madrid Castilla, Segunda B champions]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0)" (PDF). Pescara 2009. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
- Tomás Mejías at BDFutbol