Mauro Méndez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Andrés Méndez Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universitario de Salto | |||
| Ferro Carril de Salto | |||
| 2015–2017 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 2017–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Montevideo Wanderers | 85 | (23) |
| 2022– | Estudiantes | 58 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 | |||
Mauro Andrés Méndez Acosta (born 17 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes de La Plata.[1]
Career
[edit]A former youth academy player of Defensor Sporting, Méndez joined Montevideo Wanderers in February 2017. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 June 2019 in a 0–3 league defeat against Cerro.[2]
On July 28, 2022, Estudiantes de La Plata acquires the services of the 23-year-old striker from the Montevideo Wanderers club for 1,700,000 dollars for 70% of the record, signing a contract until June 2025.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 30 July 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 29 | 7 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 4 | — | 28 | 15 | |||
| Total | 85 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 27 | ||
| Estudiantes | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 86 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 27 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.
Honours
[edit]Estudiantes
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mauro Méndez at Soccerway
- ^ "Debutante de la 15a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2019". 15 June 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Estudiantes presentó al goleador uruguayo Mauro Méndez". 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mauro Méndez at WorldFootball.net
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