Colombia is home to many famous football players. One of those is Jerry Mina, a young and promising central defender who recently became an Everton player. How did his career begin? What is his playing style? These are interesting topics, and so now we should talk about them in a little more detail.
early years
Jerry Mina was born in 1994, September 23, in the small Colombian town of Guachen. As a child, he studied the basics of football in the teams “America” (Cali) and “Deportivo Pasto”. In the last club, he lingered. It was with him that Jerry Mina signed his first professional contract.
His debut took place on March 20, 2013. It was a game against FC Depora in the Colombia Cup. Now this club is called Atletico (from the city of Cali).
For incomplete 2013, the young man played 14 matches and scored 1 goal. But, when the season was over, he moved to the capital - to play for the Independente Santa Fe. There he spent two seasons, playing 67 matches and scoring 7 goals.
Further career
In 2016, Jerry Mina was bought by the Brazilian club Palmeiras for 3.2 million euros. His debut took place on July 4 in a game against Sport Recife. And in the next match, he scored his first goal into the opponent’s goal as part of the Brazilian Serie A.
At the end of that season, soccer player Jerry Mina ended up in the symbolic team of the year in South America. He, along with FC Palmeiras, became the champion of Brazil.
For the year spent in the team, the young man spent 28 matches and scored 6 goals. Such statistics could not be overlooked by clubs and FIFA. Jerry Mina came to the attention of eminent European teams. They were especially interested in Barcelona.
Rumors that the young man will soon move to Spain appeared in July 2016. But the contract was concluded only in 2018, on January 11. Defender bought for 11.8 million dollars. The contract was calculated until June 30, 2023.
For several months he played 5 matches. And on August 9, 2018, it turned out that Barcelona, Jerry Min, were selling to Everton for more than 31.5 million euros. The Catalan club retained the right to purchase.
It seemed that Barcelona, even before the 2018 World Cup, wanted to delete the Colombian from their squad. The young man himself said that he had a hard time in the team. He thought about bad things, felt bad, and even thought that he was finished. Other South Americans tried to encourage him in every possible way. The Colombian shared in an interview: “I understand that outstanding football players play in this club, but I just wanted to get a few minutes in order to prove myself.”
So in August, Mina moved to England, but so far has not played a single match for Everton.
Interesting Facts
You can tell a lot about Yeri Mina, and here are just a few points:
- He was the tallest player in Barcelona. His height is 195 cm.
- Jerry is the 10th Colombian to perform in Example.
- His debut in the national team took place on 10/06/2016. In total, on the 5th day of his career, he scored his first goal (against the goal of Uruguay). In total, he has 9 matches and 3 goals.
- During his career, Jerry performed in 4 different numbers: 3, 26, 12 and 16.
- Mina began to play football from the position of goalkeeper. But he quickly decided to retrain as a central defender.
- Father and Uncle Jerry were football players of professional humor. And both were goalkeepers.
- In 2016, the young man organized a charity fund in Guachen. Now 2,000 people get help from him.
- The young man spends his free time with his family and closest friends. In his Instagram there are a lot of photos testifying to this.
Play style
This is worth mentioning in the end. Jerry Mina is a true Colombian giant with very long legs. His data is amazing! Jerry's legs are so long that he can get any opponent in a tackle.
I must say, he is somewhat similar to Puyol. Jerry knows very well when to make a tackle. The Colombian selects the moment for its implementation perfectly.
It is also quite plastic. This helps him not only in horse fighting, but also in the game by the corps.
It is impossible not to note the attention and his excellent first pass. Mina easily gives the transfer to half the field. Surprisingly, their average accuracy at FC Palmeiras was about 80%.
And, of course, Jerry is a very "hammered" player. In the Brazilian championship, he hit everyone with his performance. In the Super League of Colombia, also proved to be at the highest level. And though the Spanish La Liga did not grow together, but in Everton he will surely be able to prove himself. Whatever it was, the young man has many years of football career ahead, and the sports world will still hear about him.