Tomás Mejías
Spanish footballer
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Tomás Mejías Osorio (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
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Mejías with Ceuta in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Mejías Osorio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2021 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Ankaraspor | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ceuta | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | Cartagena | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 June 2024 | |||
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 the 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 2011–12, away to Real Zaragoza,[13] but eventually did not make the bench.[14] He contributed 26 appearances the following campaign 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-tier 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 in all competitions in 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] In September 2020, he was loaned to FC Dinamo București of the Romanian Liga I.[26]
Later career
Mejías joined Turkish TFF First League side Ankaraspor in January 2021.[27] He switched teams and countries again in October, signing for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the Australian A-League.[28]
On 4 January 2023, Mejías returned to Spain six years after leaving, agreeing to a contract at Primera Federación club AD Ceuta FC.[29][30] On 1 February 2024, having become a backup to new signing Pedro López,[31] he returned to the professional leagues on a five-month deal at second-tier FC Cartagena.[32]
Career statistics
- As of 21 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2007–08[33] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11[33] | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[33] | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[33] | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2010–11[33] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[33] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2013–14[34] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2014–15[35] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015–16[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[37] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[38] | 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[33] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2017–18[38] | — | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Omonia | 2018–19[39] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in League Cup
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
