| Jesús Mendieta | |
| Fullname: | Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Alianza Atlético |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting Cristal |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Sporting Cristal |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Alianza Atlético (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Ayacucho (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Ayacucho |
| Caps4: | 69 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Alianza Atlético |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Peru U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Peru U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 18:09, 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas (born 11 April 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Peruvian Primera División side Alianza Atlético.
Mendieta started in football by participating in inter-neighborhood tournaments in the Chorrillos District, later going to an academy called "Todos Juntos" where he began his training. He then joined Atletico Minero, a football club based in Matucana, with which he participated in the Copa Federación, a tournament for youths organized by the Peruvian Football Federation.[1]
In 2016, Mendieta was promoted to Sporting Cristal's reserve team and one year later - in 2017 - to the first team.[2] However, he was not able to get his debut and he was then loaned out to Alianza Atlético on 24 August 2017 for the rest of the year.[3] He made 10 appearances for the club.
In the summer 2018, he joined Ayacucho FC on loan.[4] The loan deal was later extended for the 2019 season as well.[5] Mendieta's contract with Sporting Cristal expired at the end of 2019 and he then joined Ayacucho on permanent basis.[6]
Ahead of the 2023 season, Mendieta moved to Alianza Atlético.[7]
Mendieta was one of the figures of the Peruvian 15 national team that won the 2013 2013 South American U-15 Championship title in Bolivia. He finished as Peru's third top scorer with two goals. He was also a part of the U17 national team squad in the 2015 South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay.