Javier Méndez
Personal information
Full name Óscar Javier Méndez Albornoz
Date of birth (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
América Mineiro
Number 23
Youth career
Racing Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

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

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
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Club 2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División 300030
2014–15 100010
2015–16 16000160
2016 12100121
2017 28000280
2018 21100211
Total 81200812
Unión Santa Fe 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 0000000000
Career total 812000000812

    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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