Diego Mejía (footballer, born 1983)
Mexican footballer (born 1983)
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Diego Andrei Mejía Campo (born 12 October 1983) is a Mexican football manager and former professional footballer who serves as head coach of Mexican club Atlético San Luis.
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Mejía in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Andrei Mejía Campo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Querétaro, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético San Luis (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Celaya | 30 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Querétaro | 26 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | León | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2016 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 86 | (12) |
| 2008 | → Tijuana (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Tiburones Rojos (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Albinegros de Orizaba (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Atlante UTN (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Toros Neza (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Morelia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Toros Neza (loan) | 23 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | → Delfines (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Morelia | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 282 | (37) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Juárez (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Juárez | ||
| 2025–2026 | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| 2026– | Atlético San Luis | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
In 2003, Mejía began playing with Celaya in the Mexican second tier Primera División A.[1]
In 2005, he joined Querétaro.[citation needed]
In 2006, he joined in the Primera División de México.[2]
In 2007, he joined Dorados de Sinaloa, making only four appearances in his first season due to injuries.[3] Between 2008 and 2009, he had loan spells with Tijuana, Tiburones Rojos, and Albinegros de Orizaba, before returning to the Dorados squad.[3] From 2011 to 2014, he had loan spells with Atlante UTN, Toros Neza, Morelia, Toros Neza, and Delfines.[citation needed]
In June 2016, he signed with Morelia on a permanent transfer.[4] In 2018, he retired and ended his playing career.[5]
Managerial career
After retiring from playing, he went to Europe to earn his UEFA coaching license. Afterwards, he worked with Manchester City as a talent scout.[6]
In 2020, he joined Liga MX club Juárez in their Sports Intelligence department.[7] In 2021, he was named as an assistant coach.[8] In April 2023, he was promoted to manager and technical director for the remainder of the season, following the dismissal of Hernán Cristante.[9] In May 2023, it was confirmed that he would remain as manager for the following season.[10] In November 2023, Juarez announced he would continue in charge for another tournament.[11] At the end of January 2024, he was fired, following the club earning only one point in their first three matches of the season.[12]
In January 2025, Mejía was named the head coach of Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa.[13][14]
Managerial statistics
- As of 23 August 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Juárez |  |
3 April 2023 | 30 January 2024 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 21.43 |
| Atlético Ottawa |  |
15 January 2025 | 23 May 2026 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 57.78 |
| Atlético San Luis | |
3 June 2026 | Present | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 0.00 |
| Career total | 81 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 121 | 128 | −7 | 39.51 | |||
Honours
- Canadian Premier League Manager of the Month: June 2025, September 2025