Johan Andrés Mojica Palacio, a.k.a. Johan Mojica is a Colombian international footballer who currently plays for Colombia national team as well as for Spanish club side Girona FC on loan from Rayo Vallecano. Mojica mainly plays as a left back, but he can also play as a left winger.
Johan Mojica was born on 21st August 1992 in Cali, Mojica. His star sign is Leo. Regarding his nationality, he is a Colombian and belongs to African ethnicity.
Mojica had a keen interest in football since his early age and took his first step towards football by joining Academia F.C., a training school for footballers between 18 to 25 years.
Currently, Mojica gets paid €11,000 weekly as his salary which is around €572,000 annually, from Girona exclusive of bonus and incentives. Apart from his club contract, he amasses good worth through national team and endorsement with Nike. His current market value is estimated to be around £3.60 million.
As of 2018, his exact figure of net worth is yet to be revealed.
Following various youth set-up at Academia F.C., Mojica made his debut on 25th June 2011, against Expreso Rojo.
He retained a starting spot prior to joining Llaneros FC. Further, he was loaned out to Deportivo Cali in January 2013. On 30th March of the same year, Mojica made his Categoría Primera A debut, against Itagüí.
On 5th July 2013, Mojica relocated to Spain, signing a one-year loan deal with Rayo Vallecano. 15th September, he made his professional and La Liga debut coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Sebastián Fernández in a 5-0 away defeat against Málaga.
Mojica appeared in 12 games without scoring a goal throughout the campaign, as the Madrid side attained a comfortable mid-table finish. On 28 July 2014, Mojica agreed on a permanent four-year contract with Rayo and was promptly loaned to Real Valladolid.
On 31 January 2017, Mojica was again loaned but this time to fellow second-tier club Girona FC until the end of the season. Upon accomplishing promotion to the main class on, his loan spell was extended until 2018 on 18th August 2017.
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On 22nd March 2015, Mojica earned his first call-up to the Colombia national team for the friendlies against Bahrain and Kuwait. On 26th March, he made his international debut for Colombia in a 6–0 win.
In May 2018, he was named in Colombia’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup along with his teammates David Ospina, Cristian Zapata, and Wilmar Barrios.
As of now, Mojica, 25, is possibly single and unmarried as the footballer has not disclosed any information about his present or past relationship. It seems that he is much focused on his football career rather than be involved in scandals and controversy.
Talking about his physique, he stands 1.79 m, i.e., 5 feet 10 inches and weighs around 66 kg.
