Javier Méndez (footballer, born 1994)

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Javier Méndez
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Personal information
Full name Óscar Javier Méndez Albornoz
Date of birth (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Peñarol
Number 23
Youth career
Racing Montevideo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2019 Racing Montevideo 81 (2)
2019–2020 Unión Santa Fe 23 (1)
2020–2021 Danubio 34 (3)
2022 Independiente Medellín 30 (1)
2023 Racing Montevideo 15 (1)
2023 América Mineiro 7 (0)
2024– Peñarol 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Óscar Javier Méndez Albornoz (born 5 December 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peñarol. [1]

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Career

Méndez's career began with Racing Club. [1] [2] He was an unused substitute six times under manager Rosario Martínez during the 2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División season, before making his professional debut on 2 November 2013 in a 1–0 win over Defensor Sporting. [1] In total, Méndez made twenty appearances for Racing Club across his first three campaigns. [1] He scored his first goal for them in November 2016 against River Plate at the Estadio Osvaldo Roberto. [1] On 10 January 2019, Méndez completed a move to Argentine Primera División side Unión Santa Fe. [1] [3] [4]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2019. [1]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Club 2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División 30——0030
2014–15 10——0010
2015–16 160——00160
2016 121——00121
2017 280——00280
2018 211——00211
Total812——00812
Unión Santa Fe 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 0000000000
Career total812000000812

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Javier Méndez at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
    2. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de OSCAR MENDEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
    3. ↑ "Unión cerró la contratación del uruguayo Javier Méndez". Vía País. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
    4. ↑ "Javier Méndez es nuevo jugador de Unión". El Litoral. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.


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