Álex Menéndez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Menéndez Díez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Astur | ||
| 2003–2010 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Sporting B | 106 | (1) |
| 2011– | Sporting Gijón | 44 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name Alejandro 'Álex' Menéndez Díez (born 15 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a left back.
Club career
Menéndez was born in Gijón, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy who started playing as a left winger,[1] he made his senior debuts in the 2010–11 season, appearing in 21 games in the third division for the reserves,[2] who initially suffered relegation but were later reinstated.
He first appeared officially with the main squad on 13 December 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3] On 1 May of the following year he made his La Liga debut, again playing the entire match in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF that all but signified the first team's relegation after a four-year stay.[4]
On 13 August 2013 Menéndez signed a new three-year deal with the club.[5] In the 2014 summer he was definitely promoted to Sporting's first team, now in Segunda División, being assigned the no. 3 jersey.
Menéndez scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2015, netting the winner in a 3–2 away success against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] His second came two rounds later in another away fixture that ended in win, 2–1 at RCD Espanyol.[7]
References
- ^ Alex Menéndez, o como nunca dejar de soñar (Alex Menéndez, or how never stop dreaming); Vavel, 9 October 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Sporting B de Javi Vidales arranca esta mañana (Javi Vidales' Sporting B gets going this morning); La Nueva España, 15 July 2010 Template:Es icon
- ^ Muñiz, gol de bandera (Muñiz, wonder goal); Marca, 13 December 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Villarreal se declara inocente y condena al Sporting (Villarreal plead not guilty and condemns Sporting); Marca, 1 May 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ Álex Menéndez renueva con el Sporting (Álex Menéndez renews with Sporting); El Desmarque, 13 August 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Sporting se estrena en Riazor (Sporting starts counting in Riazor); Marca, 20 September 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ Álex Menéndez vuelve a valer tres puntos (Álex Menéndez equals three points again); Marca, 3 October 2015 Template:Es icon
External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile Template:Es icon
- Álex Menéndez at BDFutbol
- Álex Menéndez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Álex Menéndez at Soccerway