Eric Meza
Argentine professional footballer
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Eric Exequiel Meza (born 8 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Estudiantes.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Exequiel Meza | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | |||
| 2009–2020 | Colón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Colón | 93 | (7) |
| 2024– | Estudiantes | 56 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:22, 2 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Santa Fe, Meza joined Colón's youth categories in 2009, from city rivals Unión de Santa Fe.[3][4] After eleven years in their academy, manager Eduardo Domínguez moved him into the first-team squad in 2020.[5][6][7]
After being an unused substitute in several 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional group stage matches,[2] Meza made his first team debut on 28 November 2020, replacing Gonzalo Piovi in a 2–1 defeat to Independiente at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López.[2][8] The following 12 January, he signed his first professional contract with the club, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[9]
Meza became a regular starter for Colón during the 2021 season, and scored his first senior goal on 13 August of that year, in a 1–0 home win over Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.[10] He scored another three goals during that year, as his side qualified to the Copa Libertadores.
Meza was still a first-choice ahead of Jonathan Sandoval and Augusto Schott during the 2022 campaign, but suffered an injury in September of that year which sidelined him for the remainder of the tournament.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 29 November 2020.[2]
- Includes the Copa Argentina
- Includes the Copa Libertadores
- Includes the Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
Honours
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.