Isaac Mina
Personal information
Full name	Isaac Bryan Mina Arboleda
Date of birth	October 17, 1980 (1980-10-17) (age 29)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre-back or leftback
Club information
Current club	Deportivo Quito
Number	3
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002 2003-2006 2006 2007 2008-present	Esmeraldas Petrolero Espoli Deportivo Azogues Barcelona SC Deportivo Quito	0 (0) 44 (3) 9 (0) 20 (0) 27 (4)
National team2
2008-present	Ecuador	12 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Isaac Bryan Mina Arboleda (born 17 October 1980 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays club football for Sociedad Deportivo Quito.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Transfer Rumors 2 International career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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 of Quito. In 2006, Mina played for Deportivo Azogues, where he impressed with his display of power in the air. After a short and unsuccessful spell in Barcelona SC in 2007, he returned to Quito with Deportivo Quito, where he got his chance of starting and making the national team.

[edit] Transfer Rumors

In July 2008, it was rumoured that Chievo Verona of the Italian Serie A was interested in making a move for him. ^[1]

On December 2008, it was said that River Plate was interested in acquiring Mina's services.^[2]

In the later half of 2009, Mina will join FC Rubin Kazan.

[edit] 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 in Buenos Aires. He also featured in the 0-0 draw with Colombia in Quito. Mina is now seen as Ecuador's starting leftback.

On 15 October 2008, he scored his first international goal in a qualifier against Venezuela, despite their losing 3-1.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career stats on national-football-teams.com