Ignacio Méndez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Luján de Cuyo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Instituto (on loan from Newell's Old Boys) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Andes Talleres | ||
| 2012–2017 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Talleres | 70 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | San Lorenzo | 19 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Velez Sarsfield | 38 | (1) |
| 2024– | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Instituto (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:05, 20 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro (born 28 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Instituto, on loan from Newell's Old Boys.[1]
Career
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[edit | edit source]Méndez began in the youth system of Andes Talleres in 2005, where he spent seven years, trialling at Boca Juniors in 2009, before joining the ranks of Argentinos Juniors in 2012.[2][3] He first appeared in the Argentinos first-team on 8 July 2017 for a Primera B Nacional match with Gimnasia y Esgrima, but he was an unused substitute.[1] On 12 July, Méndez made his professional debut in the same competition versus Nueva Chicago.[1] Another appearance followed in 2016–17 as Argentinos won the title and therefore promotion to the 2017–18 Primera División.[1][4] In January 2019, Méndez joined Talleres as part of a deal involving Carlos Quintana.[5]
International
[edit | edit source]Méndez was called up to Argentina's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as an injury replacement for Ezequiel Barco.[1][6] However, he failed to feature in a match as Argentina were eliminated at the group stage.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]From his grandmother, he is of Chilean descent.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 21 January 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Talleres | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Argentinos Juniors[1]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ignacio Méndez at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mendoza Province
- Argentine people of Chilean descent
- Sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen