| Emiliano Méndez | |
| Fullname: | Emiliano Jorge Rubén Méndez |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1989 |
| Birth Place: | La Plata, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sarmiento |
| Clubnumber: | 52 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alumni de Los Hornos |
| Youthclubs2: | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Estudiantes |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Huila |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Deportivo Morón |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| Caps6: | 65 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Sarmiento |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:19, 20 March 2022 (UTC) |
Emiliano Jorge Rubén Méndez (born 15 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarmiento.[1]
Méndez started his career with Alumni de Los Hornos, before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2] He was selected for his professional debut on 15 May 2010 versus Atlético Tucumán, featuring for the last twenty-three minutes of a 3–3 draw.[1] [3] Fifteen appearances followed across the following three seasons.[1] Primera B Nacional team Villa San Carlos completed the signing of Méndez on 7 July 2013.[1] Twelve appearances followed.[1] In January 2014, Méndez agreed to join Estudiantes of Torneo Argentino A.[1] He scored his first senior goal on 9 May against Defensores de Belgrano.[1] The midfielder departed after four goals in seventy-four games.[1]
On 24 June 2016, Méndez joined Categoría Primera A side Atlético Huila.[1] His first appearance arrived on 24 July during a victory over Deportivo Cali, with his final match being a 2–3 defeat to Cortuluá on 20 May 2017; a match in which he was sent off in after sixty-five minutes.[1] Méndez returned to Argentina in the following July, signing for Primera B Nacional's Deportivo Morón.[1] [4] Having participated in eighteen fixtures during 2017–18, Méndez switched Deportivo Morón for Arsenal de Sarandí ahead of 2018–19.[1]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[5] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2009–10 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[6] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Villa San Carlos | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Estudiantes | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[7] | 1[8] | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Torneo Federal A | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 74 | 4 | |||||
| Atlético Huila | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Deportivo Morón | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 146 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 158 | 4 | |||||