Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivan Francisco Mejia Yepes | ||
Date of birth | May 9, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo Cali | |||
2015–2018 | Mountain United FC | ||
2018–2019 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022 | UFV Cascades | 15 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | TSS Rovers | 11+ | (6+) |
2023 | Vancouver FC | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 6, 2023 |
Ivan Francisco Mejia Yepes (born May 9, 2001) is a Colombian footballer.
Mejia began playing youth soccer in Columbia with Deportivo Cali.[1] At age 14, he moved to Canada with his family, where he began playing with Mountain United FC.[2][3] In August 2018, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in August 2018.[4][5] He later played at the senior amateur level with North Vancouver FC, BB5 United, and FC Tigers Vancouver.[6]
In 2022, he began attending the University of the Fraser Valley, where he played for the men's soccer team.[7] On September 18, he scored his first goal in a 5–3 victory over the Saskatchewan Huskies.[8] He scored his second goal on September 30 against the UBC Okanagan Heat.[9] At the end of the season, he was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team.[10]
In 2022, he joined semi-professional side TSS FC Rovers in League1 British Columbia.[4] On April 19, 2023, he scored in a Canadian Championship upset victory over professional Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[11]
In August 2023, he signed a professional contract with Vancouver FC of the Canadian Premier League, after having begun training with the club in late June.[12][13] On August 6, he made his professional debut in a substitute appearance against Valour FC.[14]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TSS FC Rovers | 2022 | League1 British Columbia | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||
2023[16] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 14 | 7 | |||
Vancouver FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |