- Isaac Mina
Infobox Football biography
playername = Isaac Mina
fullname = Isaac Bryan Mina Arboleda
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|17
cityofbirth = Esmeraldas
countryofbirth =Ecuador
height = height|m=1.82 79 kg
nickname =
position = Centre-back or leftback
currentclub =Deportivo Quito
clubnumber = 3
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002
2003-2006
2006
2007
2008-present
clubs = Esmeraldas Petrolero
EspoliDeportivo Azogues Barcelona SC Deportivo Quito
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
44 (3)
9 (0)
20 (0)
27 (4)
nationalyears = 2008-present
nationalteam = Ecuador
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 24 May 2008
ntupdate = 24 May 2008Isaac Bryan Mina Arboleda (born
17 October 1980 inEsmeraldas ,Ecuador ) is anEcuador ian footballer who plays club football forSociedad Deportivo Quito .Club career
Mina broke in as a youth in his hometown club, Esmeraldas Petrolero. However, he opted for a team of higher calibre in
Club Deportivo ESPOLI ofQuito . In 2006, Mina played forDeportivo Azogues , where he impressed with his display of power in the air. After a short and unsuccessful spell inBarcelona SC in 2007, he returned to Quito withDeportivo Quito , where he got his chance of starting and making the national team.In July 2007, it was rumoured that
Chievo Verona of theItalian Serie A was interested in making a move for him. [escite news | date=2008-07-13 | url=http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=703804&page=story | title=Isaac Mina, muy cerca de pasar a Chievo Verona | publisher="ESPN Deportes " | accessdate=2008-07-19]International career
Mina was first called up for a friendly against Haiti in spring of 2008, beating them 3-1. He then made an appearance for the Ecuadorian national team in an important friendly against world powers France. Despite going down 2-0 against them, Mina impressed with his defensive ability and might. He was successful in keeping
Lionel Messi scoreless during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifer against Argentina, eventually drawing 1-1 inBuenos Aires . He also featured in the 0-0 draw with Colombia inQuito . Mina is now seen as Ecuador's starting leftback.References
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=26804 Career stats] on national-football-teams.com
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