Bruno Méndez (footballer)
Bruno Méndez Cittadini (born 10 September 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Brasileiro Serie A club Corinthians and the Uruguay national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Méndez Cittadini | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Danubio | ||
| 2011–2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 27 | (1) |
| 2019– | Corinthians | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Uruguay U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 32 | (0) |
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Uruguay | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2019 | |||
Club career
Méndez developed through the academy of Montevideo Wanderers and made his professional debut on 19 November 2017 against Rampla Juniors in a 1-0 home win.[2] He scored his debut professional goal on 21 October 2018 against River Plate Montevideo in a 0-5 away win.[3]
In February 2019, he signed a four year contract with Corinthians.[4]
International career
Youth
Méndez is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at different age levels. He was also the captain of Uruguay team at 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2019 Pan American Games.
Senior
Following the injuries of Diego Godín and Marcelo Saracchi, he received maiden call-up to Uruguay senior team for friendlies against Brazil and France in November 2018.[5] He made his debut in a friendly that was played in London against Brazil on 16 November 2018 and played the full game.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 August 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Corinthians | 2019 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in Campeonato Paulista.
References
- Bruno Méndez at Soccerway
- "Wanderers vs. Rampla Juniors - 19 November 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- "River Plate vs. Wanderers - 21 October 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- "Zagueiro Bruno Méndez assina com o Timão". Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Comunicado de Sanidad y convocados". auf.org.uy. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- "Brazil v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 16 November 2018.