Player Profile
Johan Andrés Mojica Palacio (born 21 August 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Mallorca and the Colombia national team. Mojica began his career in Colombia with second-division side Academia, before joining Llaneros in 2012. He later had loan spells at Deportivo Cali and Rayo Vallecano, before being permanently signed by Rayo in 2014. That same year, he was loaned to Valladolid, where he was included in the 2014–15 Segunda División Team of the Year. In 2017, he joined Girona (initially on loan, later permanent), helping the club earn promotion to La Liga. He subsequently spent a short loan spell at Atalanta in Serie A, before joining Elche—first on loan and later on a three-year deal. In 2022, Mojica signed with Villarreal, and in July 2024 moved to Mallorca. Mojica made his senior debut for Colombia in March 2015. He represented the side at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2024 Copa América, where Colombia finished runners-up to Argentina.
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