Gabriel Méndez
Gabriel Antonio Méndez (born 8 May 1988) is an Argentine footballer who is currently a free agent. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker and is nicknamed "El correntino".
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Antonio Méndez | ||
Date of birth | May 8, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Paseo de los Libres, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Racing Club | 5 | (0) |
2009 | Olmedo | 28 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Deportivo Cuenca | 21 | (6) |
2010–2011 | Banfield | 27 | (5) |
2011–2012 | San Lorenzo | 23 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Atlético Tucumán | 29 | (4) |
2013 | Manta | 13 | (1) |
2014 | Cobreloa | 35 | (11) |
2015 | Unión Española | 8 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Boca Unidos | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | CD Olmedo | ||
2018–2019 | LDU Portoviejo | ||
2019 | Pegasus | 3 | (1) |
2020 | Southern | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2020 |
Career
Méndez started his playing career in 2007 with Racing Club, in which he had been playing in the youth teams. However, he couldn't establish himself as a regular first team player and could only play 5 matches coming in as a substitute. In 2009, he joined Ecuadorian side Olmedo, in which he played 28 matches and scored 7 goals. After 6 months in Olmedo, he joined Deportivo Cuenca, in which he played 21 matches, scoring 6 goals, 3 of them in 2010 Copa Libertadores (2 against Banfield, his future club, and 1 against Monarcas Morelia). In July 2010, Méndez joined Banfield on a 1-year loan.
On 18 October 2019, Méndez agreed to a one year deal with Hong Kong club Pegasus.[1] He left the club on 17 December 2019, claiming that he could not adapt to the football environment of Hong Kong.[2]
However, only 2 weeks later on 1 January 2020, Méndez signed for another Hong Kong Premier League club, Southern.[3] His time with Southern ended on 20 April when he agreed to an early termination with the club due to financial difficulties caused by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[4]
References
- Tsang, Ngan Ping. "飛馬簽入前小保加中場 文彼得:希望可在周日聯賽候命". Apple Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2019. (in Chinese)
- "文迪斯離隊 飛馬要儘快找合適新援". Fanpiece. Retrieved 18 December 2019. (in Chinese)
- Hseun, Ka MIn. "上月與飛馬解約 阿根廷中場文迪斯加盟南區". Apple Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2020. (in Chinese)
- Yuen, Chi Ho. "南區削開支三外援提早解約 中場狄卡奧回鄉或掛靴". HK01. Retrieved 21 April 2020. (in Chinese)
External links
- Gabriel Méndez at Soccerway
- ESPN statistics
- Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Gabriel Antonio Mendez at BDFA (in Spanish)