Cristian Menéndez

Cristian Menéndez
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Matías Menéndez
Date of birth	2 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Youth career
2004–2007	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2014	Lanús
2010–2011	→ Emelec (loan)
2011–2012	→ Libertad (loan)
2013	→ Quilmes (loan)
2013–2014	→ Independiente (loan)
2014–2017	Tucumán
2017–2019	Veracruz
2020	Puebla
2020–2021	Everton
2021–2023	Atlético Tucumán
2024–	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Cristian Matías Menéndez (Latin American Spanish: [kɾiˈstjam maˈti.as meˈnendes], born 2 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.

Club career

Lanús

Menéndez began playing in 2007 for Lanús. He made his debut in a remarkable 2–6 home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí on 2 May 2008. His first goal for the club came on 14 March 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Colón. In 2009, he gained his first experiences of international club football featuring in 2 Copa Libertadores 2009 and 2 Copa Sudamericana 2009 games.

Emelec

On 5 June 2010 left Club Atlético Lanús and joined on loan with sold option to Club Sport Emelec. While there, he tweeted a racist and insulting comment regarding Ecuatorians (and Bolivians as well); his loan was canceled and he had to leave Ecuador.^[1]

Libertad

In 2011, he was loaned to Libertad of Paraguay.

Honours

Lanús

Torneo de Apertura: 2007

Emelec

Ecuadorian Serie A: Runner–up 2010

References

^ @JefeUrbano (4 October 2016). ""No tengo como comunicarme pq estoy en Ecuador y la reputamadre que los parió a estos ecuabolivianos del orto"-Fa…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Cristian Menendez at BDFA (in Spanish)
Cristian Menéndez – Argentine Primera statistics^[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
Cristian Menéndez at Football-Lineups
Cristian Menéndez at Soccerway

[1] @JefeUrbano (4 October 2016). ""No tengo como comunicarme pq estoy en Ecuador y la reputamadre que los parió a estos ecuabolivianos del orto"-Fa…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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