David García Mitogo

David Mitogo

Personal information
Full name	David Edu García Mitogo
Date of birth	18 May 1990 (1990-05-18) (age 21)
Place of birth	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Ponferradina B
Youth career
	La Morenica
	Ponferradina
0000–2006	La Morenica
2006–2008	Ponferradina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Ponferradina B	–	(–)
2009–	Ponferradina	7	(1)
National team
2010	Equatorial Guinea U20	1	(1)
2010–	Equatorial Guinea	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

David Edu García Mitogo (born 18 May 1990 in Bata) is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina B in Spain, as a forward.

Club career

Mitogo moved to Spain at the age of only three. He began his youth career with CD La Morenica, and later joined SD Ponferradina as a cadet. However, he was dissatisfied with his time at the club and returned to his previous team at the end of the season.

At 16, Mitogo ultimately returned to Ponferradina to complete his formation.^[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserve team in the fourth division.^[2]

On 20 September 2009, aged 19, Mitogo made his first appearance for Ponferradina's first team, in a third division match against SD Eibar, scoring the only goal of the game in the process.^[3] Still mainly registered with the B's, he appeared in a further six games for the main squad as it finally achieved promotion to the second level.

Playing for Ponferradina B against CD Huracán Z on 24 October 2010, Mitogo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, being sidelined for six months.^[4]

International career

In April 2010, Mitogo was called by the Equatoguinean national under-20 team for the second match against Gabon in the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers (preliminary round).^[5] He scored the Equatoguinean goal in a 1–1 draw.^[6]

In late July 2010, Mitogo received his first callup for the senior side, for a friendly with Morocco on 11 August.^[7] He replaced Juan Mbela in the 67th minute.

Personal

Mitogo comes from a multiracial background. His white father, whose surname is García, is Spanish, while his black mother, surnamed Mitogo, is a Fang.

References

1. ^ «Fue el debut perfecto» («It was the perfect debut»); Diario de León, 22 September 2009 (Spanish)
2. ^ El GCE Villaralbo manda en su debut en la liga y golea a la Ponferradina B (GCE Villaralbo rules in league debut and runs Ponferradina B over); El Norte de Castilla, 14 September 2008 (Spanish)
3. ^ Un gol del debutante Mitogo salva el partido y aúpa a la Deportiva al liderato (1-0) (Goal from debutant Mitogo saves match and puts Deportiva in first place (1-0)); Bierzo Diario, 20 September 2009 (Spanish)
4. ^ Mitogo será baja en la Ponferradina B durante seis meses (Mitogo out in Ponferradina B for six months); Bierzo Diario, 26 October 2010 (Spanish)
5. ^ La selección sub’20 de Guinea convoca a Mitogo (Guinea's under-20 call Mitogo); La Crónica de León (Spanish)
6. ^ Con ustedes, David Mitogo (Ladies and gentlemen, David Mitogo); La Crónica de León (Spanish)
7. ^ Benjamín e Iván Zarandona jugarán un amistoso con Guinea Ecuatorial (Benjamín and Iván Zarandona will play friendly for Equatorial Guinea); El Día de Valladolid, 21 July 2010 (Spanish)

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Stats at FutbolEsta (Spanish)
• David García Mitogo at National-Football-Teams.com
• PlayerHistory profile

Persondata
Name	Garcia Mitogo, David Edu
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	18 May 1990
Place of birth	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Date of death
Place of death