Sergio Mendigutxia

Mendi

Mendi with DPMM II in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias
Date of birth	(1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Avilés, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	DPMM FC II
Number	7
Youth career
1998–1999	El Quirinal
1999–2001	Peña Sport
2001–2008	Atlético Villalba
2008–2009	Collado Villalba
2009–2011	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Collado Villalba	6	(3)
2011	Bilbao Athletic	2	(1)
2011–2012	Basconia	18	(3)
2013	La Roda	5	(0)
2013–2014	Córdoba B	21	(8)
2013–2014	Córdoba	6	(2)
2014–2016	Sporting B	61	(19)
2015	Sporting Gijón	1	(0)
2016–2017	Logroñés	20	(2)
2017–2018	Racing Ferrol	29	(2)
2018	UD Sanse	12	(1)
2018–2019	Stal Mielec	13	(0)
2020–2021	Marino de Luanco	22	(3)
2021–2022	NEROCA	16	(10)
2022	US Mariglianese	5	(1)
2023	Gokulam Kerala	12	(8)
2023	AFC Eskilstuna	9	(0)
2024	Marino de Luanco	6	(1)
2024–	DPMM II	13	(34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendigutxiaand the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias (born 12 June 1993), commonly known by his nickname Mendi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for DPMM FC II of the Brunei Super League. ^[1]

Club career

Europe

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Mendi began playing as a senior with local CU Collado Villalba in the 2008–09 season, in the Tercera División. In April 2009 he signed with Athletic Bilbao, returning to youth football. ^[2] Mendi also appeared with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in the Segunda División B.^{[ citation needed ]}

After appearing with Athletic's farm team in the 2011–12 season, Mendi suffered a syncope in early April 2012, being sidelined for the rest of the season. ^[3] He rescinded his link with the Biscay side on 3 November, after failing to appear in 2012–13. ^[4]

On 30 January 2013 Mendi signed with La Roda CF, in the third level. ^[5] In July he signed with Córdoba CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division. ^[6]

Mendi made his first-team debut on 30 November 2013, playing the entire second half and scoring his club's only of a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona B, in the Segunda División. ^[7] On 11 July of the following year he joined another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B. ^[8]

Mendi made his debut for the Rojiblancos' first team on 26 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Ángel Guerrero in a 0–3 La Liga away loss against Athletic Bilbao. ^[9]

India

On 29 August 2021, Mendi joined I-League club NEROCA on a season-long deal. ^[10] On 27 December 2021, he made his debut for the club against Sreenidi Deccan in a 3–2 win, in which he scored a hat-trick. ^[11] He later played the first half of 2023 for Gokulam Kerala. In July 2023, he signed a contract until the end of the year with Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna. ^[12]

Brunei

Mendi playing against Jerudong in 2025

In August 2024, after being previously linked to the club, ^[13] Mendi finally joined the domestic team of DPMM FC, a football club owned by the Crown Prince of Brunei. ^[14] He made his debut on 1 September 2024 against MS ABDB scoring twice in a 2–1 victory. ^[15] In the second fixture against AKSE Bersatu on 19 October, Mendi scored five goals in a 6–1 victory. ^[16] Three days later, he netted a brace at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium against Indera SC which finished 2–0. ^[17] He continued his hot form by scoring a hat-trick against BSRC FC on the 25th in a 6–1 win. ^[18] On his fifth game for DPMM II against Lun Bawang FC on 8 November, Mendi scored five goals in a 12–1 rout. ^[19] On the 24th of the same month, he scored a hat-trick against Wijaya FC. ^[20]

Mendi managed to score four goals in a 8–0 win against Panchor Murai FC after the league resumed on 11 January 2025, stretching his goalscoring record to 28 for the season. ^[21] Later that month on the 28th, Mendi scored four goals in the 6–1 victory against Kota Ranger. ^[22] Heading to the final match to decide the championship winner on 2 February, Mendi was on top of the goalscoring charts with 33 goals but a hat-trick by Willian dos Santos who trailed him by one goal before the game was critical in handing the title to DPMM II's rivals Kasuka FC, while also pipping the golden boot to the Brazilian's favour. ^[23]

Honours

DPMM II

• Brunei Super League: 2024–25 (runners-up)

References

1. Mendi at Soccerway
2. El Athletic de Bilbao ficha al cadete del CUC Villalba Sergio Mendiguchía, de 15 años (Athletic de Bilbao signs CUC Villalba's youth player Sergio Mendiguchía) Archived 19 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine ; El Faro del Guadarrama, 13 April 2009 (in Spanish)
3. Un síncope aparta al jugador del Athletic Mendigutxia de la competición (A syncope set aside Athletic's player Mendigutxia from the competition) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; El Mundo, 3 April 2012 (in Spanish)
4. Mendigutxia llega a un acuerdo para desvincularse del Athletic (Mendigutxia reaches agreement to dissociate from Athletic) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; El Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 2012 (in Spanish)
5. Oficial: La Roda, firma Mendigutxia (Official: La Roda, Mendigutxia signs) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Todo Mercado Web, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
6. El filial contrata al delantero Mendiguchia (The reserve side signs forward Mendiguchia) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Diario de Córdoba, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
7. El Barça B coge aire ante un Córdoba negado en ataque (Barça B takes air against a Córdoba denied in attack) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Marca, 30 November 2013 (in Spanish)
8. Mendi, delantero del Córdoba, primer fichaje del filial (Mendi, forward of Córdoba, first signing of the reserves) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ; La Nueva España, 11 July 2014 (in Spanish)
9. El Athletic atropella al Sporting (Athletic runs over Sporting) Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; Marca, 26 October 2015 (in Spanish)
10. Thoyakkat, Harigovind (28 August 2021). "NEROCA FC sign ex-Athletic Bilbao forward Sergio Mendigutxia". KhelNow.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
11. "I-League 2021-2022: NEROCA FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
12. Staifo, Ninib (25 July 2023). "Officiellt: AFC Eskilstuna värvar Sergio Mendigutxia" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
13. "DPMM FC to sign former Atletico Bilbao striker in 2024". DPMM FC. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
14. "Brunei Super League to return this weekend". Borneo Bulletin. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
15. "01/09/2024 Super Brunei League". Radio Television Brunei. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
16. "DPMM FC berpesta gol". Pelita Brunei. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
17. "DPMM FC terus catat kemenangan". Pelita Brunei. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
18. "26/10/2024 Brunei Super League". Radio Television Brunei. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
19. "DPMM FC secure fifth straight win after 12-1 rout". Borneo Bulletin. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
20. "DPMM FC march to sixth straight win in BSL". Borneo Bulletin. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
21. @ligabrunei (13 January 2025). "FULL-TIME: DPMM FC 8-0 Panchor Murai FC" . Retrieved 13 January 2025– via Instagram.
22. "DPMM FC close in on top with Kota Ranger win". Borneo Bulletin. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
23. "Royalty attend Brunei Super League clash". Borneo Bulletin. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

External links

• Mendi at BDFutbol
• Mendi at Futbolme (in Spanish)