Luis Mejía
Squad number 1 · Nacional
Their 2026 World Cup
Luis Mejía travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Panama, wearing number 1, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group L), beaten by England 2-0.
The goalkeeping job went to O. Mosquera (3 matches, 270′).
Another 6 players in the Panama squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Panama team page.
Biography
Luis Ricardo Mejía Cajar (born 16 March 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Panama national team.
Club career Nicknamed Manotas, Mejia made his professional debut playing with Tauro in 2007. In 2008, he was transferred to Uruguayan side Centro Atlético Fénix, but finally made his team debut on 21 August 2010 on a match against Tacuarembó, being rewarded as the man of the match. His outstanding performances called the interest of various team of Europe. In January 2011, he was loaned for 6 months to Toulouse but was never able to win a place in the first team, so he had to cope with playing in the reserve team. Upon his return to Fénix in June 2011, he cemented his position in the starting lineup of the team. In the 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División season, he played 27 games where they conceded 37 goals in the annual table and finished in seventh position, one spot away from qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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