Mauro Méndez

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]

Mauro Méndez
Personal information
Full name Mauro Andrés Méndez Acosta
Date of birth (1999-01-17) 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 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023

Career

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

Club

As of 30 July 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montevideo Wanderers 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 1411[lower-alpha 1]0151
2020 2971[lower-alpha 2]0307
2021 2242[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0254
2022 2011008[lower-alpha 1]42815
Total852300114209827
Estudiantes 2022 Argentine Primera División 1000000010
Career total862300114209927
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  4. Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.

References

  1. Mauro Méndez at Soccerway
  2. "Debutante de la 15a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2019". 15 June 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. "Estudiantes presentó al goleador uruguayo Mauro Méndez". 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.


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