Gabriel Antonio Méndez (born 8 May 1988) nicknamed "El correntino", is an Argentine professional footballer who is currently a free agent. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Antonio Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paso de los Libres, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| 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 | Olmedo | ||
| 2018–2019 | LDU Portoviejo | ||
| 2019 | Pegasus | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Southern | 2 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | LDU Portoviejo | ||
| 2021 | Olmedo | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
In November 2020, Méndez returned to Ecuador and signed with his former club, LDU Portoviejo.[5] The season ended with relegation to the Ecuadorian Serie B. Méndez left LDU in June 2021, due to lack of playing time.[6] In August 2021, he signed a short-term contract with C.D. Olmedo.[7] In November 2021, it was reported - however, not officially - that he had left Olmedo, before he had even played for the club.[8]
References
External links
- Gabriel Méndez at Soccerway
- Gabriel Méndez at ESPN FC
- Gabriel Antonio Mendez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gabriel Méndez at FBref.com
- Gabriel Méndez at WorldFootball.net