Yerry Mina

Yerry Fernando Mina González (born 23 September 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari and the Colombia national team. Mina began his career at Deportivo Pasto before joining Independiente Santa Fe in 2014, where he won the Categoría Primera A in 2014, the 2015 Superliga Colombiana, and the 2015 Copa Sudamericana. During the latter, he was named Young Player of the Year and included in the Team of the Year. In 2016, he transferred to Palmeiras, winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2016 and being voted Best Centre Back in Brazil, as well as earning selection to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year, the South American Team of the Year, and the Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year in 2017. He joined Barcelona in 2018, winning La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the 2017–18 season, before moving later that year to Everton in the Premier League, where he spent five seasons. After a brief spell at Fiorentina in 2023, he signed for Cagliari in 2024. At international level, Mina represented the Colombia U23 before making his senior debut for the Colombia national team in 2016. He has earned over 50 caps and scored multiple goals as a centre-back, appearing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he was included in the FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team. Mina shares the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup by a defender. He also featured in 2016, 2019, and 2024 where Colombia finished as runners-up in the United States.