Diego Mejía (footballer, born 1983)

Diego Andrei Mejía Campo is a Mexican football manager and former professional footballer who serves as head coach of Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.

Playing career

In 2003, Mejía began playing with Celaya in the Mexican second tier Primera División A.
In 2005, he joined Querétaro.
In 2006, he joined in the Primera División de México.
In 2007, he joined Dorados de Sinaloa, making only four appearances in his first season due to injuries. Between 2008 and 2009, he had loan spells with Tijuana, Tiburones Rojos, and Albinegros de Orizaba, before returning to the Dorados squad. From 2011 to 2014, he had loan spells with Atlante UTN, Toros Neza, Morelia, Toros Neza, and Delfines.
In June 2016, he signed with Morelia on a permanent transfer. In 2018, he retired and ended his playing career.

After retiring from playing, he went to Europe to earn his UEFA coaching license. Afterwards, he worked with Manchester City as a talent scout.
In 2020, he joined Liga MX club Juárez in their Sports Intelligence department. In 2021, he was named as an assistant coach. In April 2023, he was promoted to manager and technical director for the remainder of the season, following the dismissal of Hernán Cristante. In May 2023, it was confirmed that he would remain as manager for the following season. In November 2023, Juarez announced he would continue in charge for another tournament. At the end of January 2024, he was fired, following the club earning only one point in their first three matches of the season.
In January 2025, Mejía was named the head coach of Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa.