Júnior Mendieta

Júnior Leandro Mendieta (born 13 June 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético de Rafaela, on loan from Lanús.[1]

Júnior Mendieta

Personal information
Full name	Júnior Leandro Mendieta
Date of birth	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993
Place of birth	Corrientes, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atlético de Rafaela (on loan from Lanús)
Youth career
	Quilmes
	Deportivo Morón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Deportivo Morón	34	(7)
2016–	Lanús	0	(0)
2016–2018	→ Los Andes (loan)	45	(7)
2018–2019	→ Deportivo Morón (loan)	19	(2)
2019–	→ Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:16, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

Mendieta started his senior career with Deportivo Morón in Primera B Metropolitana, having played for Quilmes at youth level.[2] His professional debut arrived on 14 February 2015 during a draw with Deportivo Merlo, prior to Mendieta receiving red cards in consecutive appearances in August against Defensores de Belgrano and Platense.[1][3] A month later, he scored his senior goal against Almagro.[1] Mendieta scored twice more that year, which preceded six goals in fourteen fixtures in the following campaign.[1] On 30 June 2016, Argentine Primera División side Lanús signed Mendieta.[1] He was immediately loaned to Los Andes.[1]

Mendieta remained with Los Andes for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 Primera B Nacional seasons, scoring seven times in forty-six matches in all competitions.[1] After returning to Lanús in June, Mendieta subsequently agreed to rejoin Deportivo Morón; signing a loan contract.[1]

International

Mendieta received a call-up to the Argentina U23s for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy in India.[2][4] However, due to contractual issues, he was deselected prior to the tournament.[4]

Personal life

In 2017, Mendieta was arrested by police after trespassing at Morón Air Base.[5] He was released without charge soon later, having claimed he accidentally entered the base after becoming lost.[6]

Career statistics

As of 17 October 2018.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Morón	2015	Primera B Metropolitana	21	1	0	0	—		—		4[lower-alpha 3]	2[lower-alpha 4]	25	3
	2016		13	6	1	0	—		—		0	0	14	6
	Total		34	7	1	0	—		—		4	2	39	9
Lanús	2016–17	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Andes (loan)	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	25	6	1	0	—		—		0	0	26	6
	2017–18		20	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	20	1
	Total		45	7	1	0	—		—		0	0	46	7
Deportivo Morón (loan)	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Career total			74	14	2	0	—		0	0	4	2	90	16

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
3. Four appearances in the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
4. Two goals in the 2015 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

References

1. "Argentina - J. Mendieta". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
2. "Anhelos teñidos de celeste y blanco". Argentine Football Association. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
3. "Ficha Estadistica de JUNIOR MENDIETA". BDFA. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
4. "El Gallo Junior Mendieta se va a Lanús". El Diario de Morón. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
5. "Alerta por un intruso en la base aérea donde vive María Eugenia Vidal". Perfil. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
6. "Futbolista entrerriano puso en jaque a la seguridad de María Eugenia Vidal". El Día Online. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

External links

• Júnior Mendieta at Soccerway