| René Meléndez | |
| Fullname: | René Antonio Meléndez Plaza |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | San Antonio, Chile |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Deportes La Serena |
| Youthclubs1: | Audax Italiano |
| Years1: | 2015–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Audax Italiano |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Deportes Melipilla (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Lautaro de Buin (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Lautaro de Buin |
| Caps4: | 46 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 21 January 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 18 July 2022 |
René Antonio Meléndez Plaza (born 19 November 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes La Serena.
In 2024, he joined Deportes La Serena in the second level from Lautaro de Buin.[1]
Meléndez represented Chile at under-17 level in the 2014 South American Games,[2] the 2015 South American Championship[3] in Paraguay and the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Chile.[4]