Ángel Mena Facts for Kids

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

Quick facts for kids
Ángel Mena
Personal information
Mena with Ecuador in 2015
Full name	Ángel Israel Mena Delgado
Date of birth	(1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.68 m
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	León
Number	13
Youth career
2004–2007	Emelec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2016	Emelec	249	(68)
2010	→ Deportivo Cuenca (loan)	30	(5)
2017–2018	Cruz Azul	52	(10)
2019–	León	187	(71)
National team^‡
2015–	Ecuador	58	(8)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2024. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2024

Ángel Israel Mena Delgado (born 21 January 1988) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club León and the Ecuador national team.

Club career
- Emelec
- Cruz Azul
International career
Personal life
Career statistics
- Club
- International
Honours
See also

Club career

Emelec

Mena had extended his contract until 2017 with Club Sport Emelec. He played in 129 games for the national championship and scored 25 goals, according to records of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF).

He debuted in the first division in 2007. He scored his first official goal on 16 March 2008 at the Técnico Universitario.

In 2010, he was loaned to Deportivo Cuenca. In 2011, he returns to Club Sport Emelec, and was champion in 2013 and 2014.

After scoring 14 goals as Emelec won the 2014 championship, Mena extended his contract with the club for two years in February 2015. Mena scored the first goal in the 2014 Ecuadorian Serie A season final match against Barcelona SC, winning 3–0.

Cruz Azul

In 2017 Mena joined Mexican side Cruz Azul. On 12 February Mena scored an impressive free-kick goal against Santos Laguna which earned Cruz Azul a 2–2 draw.

International career

In April 2014, being in Emelec, Mena was first called up to the Ecuador national football team, led by coach Reinaldo Rueda, for a microcycle. Mena was called for Ecuador's provisional 30-man squad for World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

Later in 2014, the interim coach of the Ecuador national team, Sixto Vizuete called up Mena to play friendly matches against Bolivia and Brazil. However, Mena suffered an injury that prevented him playing with the national team.

Mena made his debut on 28 March 2015 in a match against Mexico, coming in as a sub for Jefferson Montero.

Personal life

Mena is married to Shirley Posligua with whom he has two daughters. He and his family are devout Christians. Mena is good friends with fellow footballer Joao Rojas with whom he shared a locker while at Emelec, the fact that Rojas played for Cruz Azul was a significant factor in motivating Mena to join the club.

Career statistics

Mena playing for Emelec in 2014

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Emelec	2007	Serie A	4	0	—		0	0	—		4	0
	2008	Serie A	18	2	—		0	0	—		18	2
	2009	Serie A	24	2	—		1	0	—		25	2
	2010	Serie A	0	0	—		2	0	—		2	0
	2011	Serie A	36	6	—		6	0	—		42	6
	2012	Serie A	21	2	—		7	1	—		28	3
	2013	Serie A	31	3	—		4	1	—		35	4
	2014	Serie A	41	14	—		14	4	—		55	18
	2015	Serie A	38	13	—		14	3	—		52	16
	2016	Serie A	36	16	—		9	3	—		45	19
	Total		249	58	—		57	12	—		306	70
Deportivo Cuenca (loan)	2010	Serie A	30	5	—		0	0	—		30	5
Cruz Azul	2016–17	Liga MX	16	5	4	2	0	0	—		20	7
	2017–18	Liga MX	27	3	6	0	0	0	—		33	3
	2018–19	Liga MX	9	0	2	0	0	0	—		11	0
	Total		52	8	12	2	0	0	—		64	10
León	2018–19	Liga MX	23	14	3	1	0	0	—		26	15
	2019–20	Liga MX	30	15	0	0	1	1	—		31	16
	2020–21	Liga MX	37	17	0	0	2	0	—		39	17
	2021–22	Liga MX	35	14	0	0	2	0	4	3	41	17
	2022–23	Liga MX	30	3	0	0	5	3	0	0	35	6
	2023–24	Liga MX	32	6	0	0	5	3	4	1	41	10
	Total		187	69	3	1	18	6	8	4	213	81
Career total			518	140	15	3	72	16	8	4	615	170

International

Ecuador
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	4	0
2016	4	1
2017	4	0
2019	8	3
2020	4	2
2021	15	1
2022	7	0
2023	9	1
2024	3	0
Total	58	8

List of international goals scored by Ángel Mena
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2016	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Paraguay	2–2	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	9 June 2019	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States	Mexico	1–1	2–3	Friendly
3	24 June 2019	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Japan	1–1	1–1	2019 Copa América
4	13 October 2019	Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain	Argentina	1–3	1–6	Friendly
5	12 November 2020	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	2–1	3–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	17 November 2020	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Colombia	2–0	6–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	27 June 2021	Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil	Brazil	1–1	1–1	2021 Copa América
8	21 November 2023	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Chile	1–0	1–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification