Jesús Manuel "Chiki" Meza Moreno (born 6 January 1986) is a Venezuelan

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. He plays as an

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Club career

Born in Mérida, he grew up in a small neighborhood of the town. Since a boy, he showed interest in common sports like Basketball and Baseball, but his major interest was directed to Football- as his father was a great lover of that sport and influenced him to practice it. Meza started playing professionally at

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, making his debut in the top level Venezuelan league at age 16.Meza: Un pequeño crack puertas adentro (Meza: Inside of a small great player)
; liderendeportes.com, 27 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011. After a few team changes in Venezuela, in summer 2008, he signed with

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, although he never managed to play because the Syrian team had full quota for foreign players. In half season, Meza returned to Venezuela to sign for Zamora FC. With the squad he won the ''2011 Torneo Clausura'', but Zamora failed to complete the national title against

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. At the end of the season, he was transferred to Mexican side

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. He made his debut on 7 August 2011, in a 0–0 draw against

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. However, Meza did not managed to make himself a spot in the Mexican squad, and on 26 December 2011, the team agreed a free transfer to Venezuelan giants Caracas FC. He signed a contract that will run until 2013. On 18 March 2012, he scored a goal described as " maradonian", in a league match against

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. Meza signed on 6 June 2013 with Qatari side Al-Arabi SC.

International career

He made his debut in 2007 in a friendly match against

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. In 2011, he was called again to play two matches in preparation for the

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, making the final cut in the squad.Venezuela squad Copa América 2011
ca2011.com, retrieved July 13, 2011.

Club statistics

:''Accurate as of 11 January 2014. Data prior to 2006–07 season need to be confirmed.'' :¹Includes two matches of the championship final in 2010–11 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meza, Jesus 1986 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players Monagas S.C. players Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo players Zamora F.C. players Caracas F.C. players Atlas F.C. footballers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Al-Shaab CSC players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Budapest Honvéd FC players Aragua F.C. players Venezuelan Primera División players Liga MX players Qatar Stars League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Football League (Greece) players 2011 Copa América players UAE Pro League players Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players Cibao FC players Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Footballers from Mérida, Mérida