Júnior Mendieta

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Júnior Mendieta
Personal information
Full name Júnior Leandro Mendieta
Date of birth (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Corrientes, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 15
Youth career
0000 Quilmes
0000–2015 Deportivo Morón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Deportivo Morón 34 (14)
2016–2020 Lanús 0 (0)
2016–2018 → Los Andes (loan) 45 (11)
2018–2019 → Deportivo Morón (loan) 19 (5)
2019–2020 → Atlético de Rafaela (loan) 18 (3)
2020–2021 → Stellenbosch (loan) 22 (6)
2021–2023 Stellenbosch 55 (16)
2023– Mamelodi Sundowns 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Júnior Leandro Mendieta (born 13 June 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns.[1]

Club career[edit]

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 games in the next 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] He netted twice for Morón, both came in a fixture with Instituto in November 2018, across nineteen appearances.[1] Mendieta had a third loan spell away from Lanús in 2019–20, joining Atlético de Rafaela for twelve months in July 2019.[1] One goal in eighteen matches followed, in a campaign that was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Mendieta's contract with Lanús expired on 30 June 2020, with the midfielder subsequently revealing that a potential move to South African Premier Division side Stellenbosch was being finalized; amid interest from Rafaela for a permanent contract.[4] The move to Africa was belatedly confirmed on 30 October.[5] His first appearance arrived on 4 November against SuperSport United, as he replaced Jayden Adams with twenty-five minutes left of an eventual 1–0 defeat.[1] He scored his first goal on 21 November versus Chippa United, before netting his second on 12 February against Golden Arrows.[1]

International career[edit]

Mendieta received a call-up to the Argentina U23s for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy in India.[2][6] However, due to contractual issues, he was deselected prior to the tournament.[6]

Personal life[edit]

In 2017, Mendieta was arrested by police after trespassing at Morón Air Base.[7] He was released without charge soon later, having claimed he accidentally entered the base after becoming lost.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 16 July 2021.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental 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[a] 2 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 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 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 19 2 0 0 — — 0 0 19 2
Atlético de Rafaela (loan) 2019–20 18 1 0 0 — — 0 0 18 1
Stellenbosch (loan) 2020–21 Premier Division 21 3 1 0 — — 0 0 22 3
Career total 141 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 148 24
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Argentina - J. Mendieta". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Mendieta seguirá su carrera en África". Diario La Opinión. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Breaking: Stellenbosch announce Argentine number 10 Junior Mendieta". Futaa. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "El Gallo Junior Mendieta se va a Lanús". El Diario de Morón. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Alerta por un intruso en la base aérea donde vive María Eugenia Vidal". Perfil. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Futbolista entrerriano puso en jaque a la seguridad de María Eugenia Vidal". El Día Online. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

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