Édgar Antonio Méndez Ortega (born 2 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Liga MX club Necaxa.
 Méndez playing with Almería in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Édgar Antonio Méndez Ortega[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arafo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Necaxa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| 2006–2007 | Murcia Deportivo | ||
| 2007–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid C | 23 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Ciudad | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Betis B | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Melilla | 35 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Almería B | 32 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Almería | 30 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Jaén (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Tenerife (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Granada | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Alavés | 27 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Cruz Azul | 79 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Alavés | 81 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Necaxa | 57 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
He achieved La Liga figures of 153 games and 16 goals over six seasons, with Almería, Granada and Alavés. He also played professionally in Mexico, mainly in service of Cruz Azul.
Club career
Born in Arafo, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Méndez finished his apprenticeship with Real Madrid and made his senior debut in the 2008–09 season with the C team, in the Tercera División. He upgraded to Segunda División B with CF Atlético Ciudad in summer 2009, and joined Betis Deportivo Balompié also in that league for the following campaign.[2]
Méndez signed for UD Melilla still in the third tier in July 2011,[3] and scored seven goals in his only season. In 2012 he moved to UD Almería, being assigned to the reserves.[4]
On 20 July 2013, Méndez joined Andalusia neighbours Real Jaén in a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his debut as a professional on 25 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 away defeat against CD Numancia in the Segunda División.[6]
On 28 January 2014, Méndez moved to CD Tenerife also in a temporary deal.[7] He scored his first goal in the second division on 23 March, closing the 5–0 home rout of SD Ponferradina.[8]
In June 2014, Méndez returned to Almería and renewed his contract with the club on 16 August, being definitely promoted to the first-team squad in La Liga.[9] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting and assisting Fernando Soriano in a 1–1 home draw with RCD Espanyol.[10]
Méndez scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 12 September 2014, opening the 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF.[11] On 7 October, he agreed to an extension until 2018.[12]
On 1 July 2015, Méndez signed a four-year deal with neighbouring Granada CF after suffering relegation with Almería.[13] In July 2016, he terminated his contract after being sparingly used,[14] and joined fellow top-tier team Deportivo Alavés for three years.[15]
On 8 February 2017, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, Méndez scored the only goal of the tie against RC Celta de Vigo, qualifying the Basques to the decisive match for the first time in their 91-year history; he came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Gaizka Toquero, and scored just three minutes later.[16]
Méndez moved abroad on 4 July 2017, joining Mexican side Cruz Azul.[17] On 31 January 2020, having won three titles,[18] he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with his former club Alavés.[19]
Méndez returned to the Liga MX in June 2022, agreeing to a deal at Club Necaxa.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2019[21]
| Club | Season | Competition | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Madrid C | 2008–09 | Tercera División | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Ciudad | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Betis B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Melilla | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| Almería B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Almería | 2014–15 | La Liga | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| Jaén (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Granada | 2015–16 | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Alavés | 2016–17 | La Liga | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2018–19 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 54 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 15 | ||
| Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 12 | ||
| Career totals | 360 | 40 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 400 | 48 | ||
Honours
Cruz Azul
References
External links
- Édgar Méndez at BDFutbol
- Édgar Méndez at Futbolme (in Spanish)