alliance he communicated in his program ‘Radio Alliance‘the signing of Stiwar Mena for him Opening 2021 with which he officially closes the leg market with his four foreigners, all from Colombia. The coffee grower will be linked to the team for a year with the capital team.
Mena is a 26-year-old player who plays in the position of central defense. The coffee grower was a couple of days in the Union Magdalena of the first B of Colombian football. The coffee player made his debut in 2012 with the Quindío Sports, then she spent two years with him University of Popayán and from 2015 to 2019 he rejoined the ranks of Quindío. In the last two years he was part of Unión Magdalena, a team from Santa Marta that has been fighting to return to the highest category of Colombian football. In that period Stiwar Mena coincided with the right midfielder Victor Arboleda, one of the new Alianza signings that arrived in the capital squad last June.
Stiwar Mena and Víctor Arboleda in the Unión Magdalena de Colombia
It should be mentioned that Stiwar Mena will be the fourth central defender that the Albos will have for this semester. Iván Mancía, Henry Romero and Mario Jacobo are the national elements that play in the central position, although it should be mentioned that Alexis Renderos he used that position after Iván Mancía’s injury in the game against Firpo.
It should be noted that Alianza did not have a foreign defender since the Uruguayan defender left. Dario Ferreira, who was in the years 2017 and 2018 achieving a double championship with the capital. As of Ferreira’s departure, all Alianza’s foreign incorporations took place in midfielder or forward positions.
Stiwar Mena in the Unión Magdalena team
With the signing of Mena, Alianza will have four Colombian players for the Apertura taking into account: Mitchell Mercado, Duvier Riascos and Víctor Arboleda.
At the moment Alianza has conceded six goals in four games, being one of the most vulnerable defenses so far this tournament.