Sergio Mendigutxia
Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias, simply known as Mendi (born 12 June 1993), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing Ferrol as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Avilés, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Racing Ferrol | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | El Quirinal | ||
1999–2001 | Peña Sport | ||
2001–2008 | Atlético Villalba | ||
2008–2009 | Collado Villalba | ||
2009–2011 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Collado Villalba | 6 | (3) |
2011 | Bilbao Athletic | 2 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Basconia | 18 | (3) |
2013 | La Roda | 5 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Córdoba B | 21 | (8) |
2013–2014 | Córdoba | 6 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Sporting B | 61 | (19) |
2015 | Sporting Gijón | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Logroñés | 20 | (2) |
2017– | Racing Ferrol | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2017 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Avilés, Asturias, Mendi began playing as a senior with local CU Collado Villalba in the 2008–09 season, in Tercera División. In April 2009 he signed with Athletic Bilbao, returning to youth football.[1] Mendi also appeared with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in Segunda División B.
After appearing with Athletic's farm team in the 2011–12 season, Mendi suffered a syncope in early April 2012, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[2] He rescinded his link with the Biscay side on 3 November, after failing to appear in 2012–13.[3]
On 30 January 2013 Mendi signed with La Roda CF, in the third level.[4] In July he signed with Córdoba CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[5]
Mendi made his first-team debut on 30 November 2013, playing the entire second half and scoring his club's only of a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona B, for the Segunda División championship.[6] On 11 July of the following year he joined another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B.[7]
Mendi made his debut for the Rojiblancos' first team on 26 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Ángel Guerrero in a 0–3 La Liga away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[8]
References
- El Athletic de Bilbao ficha al cadete del CUC Villalba Sergio Mendiguchía, de 15 años (Athletic de Bilbao signs CUC Villalba's youth player Sergio Mendiguchía); El Faro del Guadarrama, 13 April 2009 (in Spanish)
- Un síncope aparta al jugador del Athletic Mendigutxia de la competición (A syncope set aside Athletic's player Mendigutxia from the competition); El Mundo, 3 April 2012 (in Spanish)
- Mendigutxia llega a un acuerdo para desvincularse del Athletic (Mendigutxia reaches agreement to dissociate from Athletic); El Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 2012 (in Spanish)
- Oficial: La Roda, firma Mendigutxia (Official: La Roda, Mendigutxia signs); Todo Mercado Web, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- El filial contrata al delantero Mendiguchia (The reserve side signs forward Mendiguchia); Diario de Córdoba, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- El Barça B coge aire ante un Córdoba negado en ataque (Barça B takes air against a Córdoba denied in attack); Marca, 30 November 2013 (in Spanish)
- Mendi, delantero del Córdoba, primer fichaje del filial (Mendi, forward of Córdoba, first signing of the reserves); La Nueva España, 11 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- El Athletic atropella al Sporting (Athletic runs over Sporting); Marca, 26 October 2015 (in Spanish)