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Narciso Mina

Personal information
Full name	Arrinton Narciso Mina Villalba
Date of birth	25 November 1982 (age 31)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	LDU Quito
Number	17
Youth career
2000–2002	Deportivo Cuenca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Deportivo Cuenca	34	(4)
2004	→ LDU Cuenca (loan)	19	(26)
2006–2007	LDU Loja	58	(14)
2008	Deportivo Azogues	1	(0)
2008	Manta	38	(25)
2009	Barcelona SC	27	(6)
2009	→ Huracán (loan)	0	(0)
2010	→ Chornomorets (loan)	11	(0)
2010	Manta	21	(1)
2011	Independiente	37	(28)
2012	Barcelona SC	43	(30)
2013	América	27	(5)
2014	Atlante	18	(4)
2015–	LDU Quito	7	(3)
International career
2008–	Ecuador	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2015

Template:Spanish name Arrinton Narciso Mina Villalba (born 25 November 1982 in San Lorenzo) is an Ecuadorian football striker who currently plays for LDU Quito.

Club career

He was transferred to Barcelona from former club Manta Fútbol Club and was a regular starter for his club. On 27 October 2009 Huracán signed Mina on loan from Barcelona Guayaquil for one year.

In March joined Chornomorets Odessa in the Ukrainian Premier League on a 3 month loan until the end of the season with an option to prolong his contract based on his performances.

Barcelona SC

2012 season

In 2012, Mina rejoined Barcelona. Mina scored his first two goals in a game against Deportivo Cuenca. He finished the 2012 Ecuadorian Serie A season as top goal-scorer, with thirty goals to his name, the second highest global tally by a South American. His thirty goals was the most scored by a Barcelona player in a single season, which helped Barcelona secure its fourteenth title, not having won a league title since 1997.

América

2012–13 season

On 3 December 2012 Narciso Mina was signed by Mexican club América. He finished the Clausura 2013 without any goals scored, mainly appearing as a substitute. He was however the top scorer in the Copa MX tournament with eight goals.

2013–14 season

Mina scored his first league goal on 3 August in a 3–0 win against Atlas at the Estadio Azteca. He dedicated the goal to former América teammate and national team striker Christian Benítez, who died on 29 July. On 10 August he scored his second goal in three games played against Atlante in a 4–2 win in Cancún. Mina finished the Apertura tournament with five goals, though in his final match against Club León, which was also the league final, he was subbed off after a bad performance in which he missed four goal scoring opportunities. He was booed off the field and replaced by Luis Gabriel Rey.

Atlante

On 18 December 2013 Mina was sold to Atlante.

LDU Quito

His first game with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito was against El Nacional, which was the opening game for LDU Quito of the 2015 season, he scored the first goal

Honours

Club

Barcelona SC

• Serie A: 2012

América

• Liga MX: Clausura 2013

Individual

• Serie A Golden Shoe (2): 2011, 2012
• Copa MX Golden Shoe: Clausura 2013 Copa MX

External links

• Narciso Mina – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Narciso Mina at National-Football-Teams.com
• Narciso Mina at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)