Kevin Mier
{{short description|Colombian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Mier|Robles|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin Mier
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles
| height = 1.90m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Cruz Azul
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = 2008–2018 | youthclubs1 = Oro Negro
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Nacional
| years1 = 2019–2023 | clubs1 = Atlético Nacional | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Santa Fe (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = → Valledupar (loan) | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Cruz Azul | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Colombia U15
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Colombia U17
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = Colombia U20
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2018
| nationalteam4 = Colombia U21
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2020
| nationalteam5 = Colombia U23
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 02:15, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:00, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
}}
Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles (born 18 May 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
Professional career
=Atlético Nacional=
Mier is a youth product of his local club Oro Negro from the age of 4 to 14.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticiasrcn.com/deportes/historia-kevin-mier-arquero-nacional-y-futuro-seleccion-439577|title=De hacer vaca para unos guayos a llegar a la Selección Colombia: la historia de Kevin Mier|date=February 17, 2023|website=De hacer vaca para unos guayos a llegar a la Selección Colombia: la historia de Kevin Mier}} He converted from forward to goalkeeper in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol-internacional/quien-es-kevin-mer-el-arquero-de-la-seleccion-colombia-sub-20-370260|title=Mier, arquero con pasado de artillero que metió a Colombia en cuartos|first1=Casa Editorial El|last1=Tiempo|first2=REDACCIÓN EL|last2=TIEMPO|date=June 2, 2019|website=ElTiempo}} On 18 January 2016 he transferred to Atlético Nacional signing a contract and was initially assigned to their youth team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanguardia.com/santander/barrancabermeja/kevin-mier-se-viste-de-verde-a-sus-15-anos-CEVL343980|title=Kevin Mier se viste de ‘verde’ a sus 15 años|first=Íngrid P. Albis|last=Pérez|date=January 20, 2016|website=www.vanguardia.com}} He began his senior career with two successive loans, with Santa Fe in 2019 and Valledupar in 2020. He returned to Atlético Nacional for the 2021 season where he started acting as the starting goalkeeper, and extended his professional contract with the club in June 2022 until 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/colombia/nota/_/id/10871308/atletico-nacional-renueva-contrato-kevin-mier-arquero-2025|title=Kevin Mier renovó su contrato con Atlético Nacional hasta 2025|date=September 3, 2022|website=ESPNdeportes.com}} He helped the club win the 2021 Copa Colombia, the 2022 Categoría Primera A season Apertura, and the 2023 Superliga Colombiana, earning him attention from abroad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/02/02/kevin-mier-dejo-impresionado-a-scout-del-tottenham/|title=Kevin Mier dejó impresionado a "scout" del Tottenham|first=Por Javier García2 de Febrero|last=de 2023|website=infobae}}
=Cruz Azul=
On 12 January 2024, Mexican club Cruz Azul announced the signing of Mier.{{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/futbol/colombianos-por-el-mundo/kevin-mier-presentado-en-cruz-azul-de-mexico-n/|title=Kevin Mier, presentado en Cruz Azul de México|publisher=Diario AS Colombia|language=es|date=12 January 2024}}
International career
At the age of 14, Mier was first called up to the Colombia U15s for the 2015 South American U-15 Championship, without making an appearance. He started for the Colombia U17s at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanguardia.com/deportes/seleccion-colombia/el-santandereano-kevin-mier-ira-al-mundial-sub-17-de-india-IGVL410008|title=El santandereano Kevin Mier irá al Mundial Sub 17 de India|first=Julián Patiño|last=Monsalve|date=September 19, 2017|website=www.vanguardia.com}} He was also the starter for the Colombia U21s at in their winning campaign at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, and was named best goalkeeper of the tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcnradio.com/deportes/kevin-mier-el-mejor-portero-del-sudamericano-sub-20|title=Solo un colombiano está en el '11' ideal del Sudamericano sub 20|date=February 12, 2019|website=RCN Radio}}
Style of Play
Mier is known for his composure, reflexes, ball handling and footwork. He has been seen rushing out of goal to show his skill on the ball and to challenge his opponents.{{Cite web|url= https://www.si.com/soccer/cruz-azul-goalkeeper-kevin-mier-dribbles-past-necaxa-players|title= WATCH: Cruz Azul Goalkeeper Skilfully Dribbles Past Two Players|date=January 29, 2025|website=SI.com}} An agile and quick-thinking goalkeeper with the ability to play with his feet, Mier is regarded as a sweeper-keeper, and is oftentimes compared to Colombian legend, René Higuita who also helped train Mier during his time at Atlético Nacional.{{Cite web|url= https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/2147334-kevin-mier-compared-to-rene-higuita-in-mexican-football|title= Kevin Mier Compared to René Higuita in Mexican Football|date=June 12, 2024|website=footboom.com}}
Personal life
Whenever a game ends, Mier kisses his glove and looks to the sky in honour of one of his cousins who died aged 17, and has the initials of his cousin tattooed on his hand. He is passionate about gastronomy, and has a bachelor's degree.
Mier is known to keep a figure of a Virgin in his goal during matches. First being seen during the 2023 Copa Colombia final against Millonarios where Mier’s Atlético Nacional won on penalties with a score of 5-4,{{cite web|url= https://www.noticiasrcn.com/deportes/la-virgen-mi-fiel-companera-la-fe-de-kevin-mier-su-principal-aliada-830748|title= “La virgen, mi fiel compañera”: La fe de Kevin Mier, su principal aliada|language=es|date=24 November 2023|accessdate=26 February 2025}} and later being seen throughout league matches of the 2024 Liga MX Clausura.{{cite web|url= https://www.tudn.com/futbol/liga-mx/kevin-mier-tiene-la-ayuda-divina-de-la-virgen-que-cuida-policias-y-ejercito|title= Kevin Mier tiene la ayuda divina de la Virgen que cuida a Policía y Ejército |language=es|date=24 May 2024|accessdate=26 February 2025}}
Club statistics
{{updated|match played 27 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|kevin-leonardo-mier-robles/475476}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="5"|Atlético Nacional
|2019 |rowspan="4"|Categoría Primera A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
2021
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
2022
|41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 0 | ||
2023
|37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!86||0||10||0||6||0||2||0||104||0 | ||||||||||
Santa Fe (loan)
|2019 |Categoría Primera A |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
Valledupar (loan)
|2020 |16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
Cruz Azul
|23 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
colspan="3"|Career total
!125 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 0 |
Honours
Atlético Nacional
Colombia U17
Colombia U21
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kevin-leonardo-mier-robles/475476}}
{{Cruz Azul squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mier, Kevin}}
Category:People from Barrancabermeja
Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:Colombia men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen
Category:Atlético Nacional footballers
Category:Independiente Santa Fe footballers
Category:Valledupar F.C. footballers
Category:Categoría Primera A players
Category:Categoría Primera B players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia