Gabriel Méndez

Gabriel Méndez

Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Antonio Méndez
Date of birth	(1988-05-08) May 8, 1988
Place of birth	Paseo de los Libres, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Racing Club	5	(0)
2009	Olmedo	28	(7)
2009–2010	Deportivo Cuenca	21	(6)
2010–2011	Banfield	27	(5)
2011–2012	San Lorenzo	23	(2)
2012–2013	Atlético Tucumán	29	(4)
2013	Manta	13	(1)
2014	Cobreloa	35	(11)
2015	Unión Española	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2015

Gabriel Antonio Méndez (born 8 May 1988) is an Argentine football footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean Primera División. He plays as an offensive midfielder or striker and is nicknamed "El correntino".

Career

Méndez started his playing career in 2007 with Racing Club, in which he had been playing in the youth teams. However, he couldn't establish himself as a regular first team player and could only play 5 matches coming in as a substitute. In 2009, he joined Ecuadorian side Olmedo, in which he played 28 matches and scored 7 goals. After 6 months in Olmedo, he joined Deportivo Cuenca, in which he played 21 matches, scoring 6 goals, 3 of them in 2010 Copa Libertadores (2 against Banfield, his future club, and 1 against Monarcas Morelia). In July 2010, Méndez joined Banfield on a 1-year loan.

References

• ESPN statistics
• Template:Es icon Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
• Template:Es icon BDFA Profile