Gabriel Méndez

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.

Gabriel Méndez
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Antonio Méndez
Date of birth (1988-05-08) 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
  1. 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)
  2. "文迪斯離隊 飛馬要儘快找合適新援". Fanpiece. Retrieved 18 December 2019. (in Chinese)
  3. Hseun, Ka MIn. "上月與飛馬解約 阿根廷中場文迪斯加盟南區". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020. (in Chinese)
  4. 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)
  5. Gabriel Méndez es nuevo refuerzo de LDU Portoviejo, studiofutbol.com.ec, 9 November 2020
  6. Gabriel Méndez Finiquita su vínculo con Liga de Portoviejo, eldiario.ec, 17 June 2021
  7. Bryan Oña y el argentino Gabriel Méndez son nuevos jugadores de Olmedo, aficioncentral.com, 3 August 2021
  8. #Olmedo 🟥🟦⚽ - "Gabriel Méndez finiquitó su situación..., twitter.com, 9 November 2021
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