| Víctor René Mendieta | |
| Fullname: | Víctor René Mendieta Sánchez |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Panama City, Panama |
| Currentclub: | Tauro |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2000–2004 |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 29 |
| Clubs1: | Alianza |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Clubs2: | Deportes Quindío |
| Years3: | 2005–2006 |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 18 |
| Clubs3: | San Francisco |
| Years4: | 2007 |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Clubs4: | La Equidad |
| Years5: | 2007 |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Clubs5: | Árabe Unido |
| Years6: | 2007 |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Clubs6: | Santacruceña |
| Years7: | 2008 |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Clubs7: | Tigres B |
| Years8: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps8: | 52 |
| Goals8: | 20 |
| Clubs8: | Árabe Unido |
| Years9: | 2011 |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Clubs9: | Tauro |
| Years10: | 2012 |
| Clubs10: | Chorrillo |
| Years11: | 2012 |
| Caps11: | 3 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Clubs11: | Plaza Amador |
| Years12: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps12: | 64 |
| Goals12: | 18 |
| Clubs12: | Chepo |
| Years13: | 2016 |
| Clubs13: | Tauro |
| Years14: | 2017– |
| Clubs14: | Bagoso FC |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | Panama |
| Pcupdate: | 31 July 2006 |
| Ntupdate: | 30 June 2015 |
Víctor René Mendieta Sánchez (born 6 September 1982) is a football striker who currently plays in Panama for team Bagoso FC.
He started his career at Alianza, before moving abroad to play for Colombian side Deportes Quindío in December 2004.[1] He returned to Panama after one season to play for San Francisco but made another move to Colombia when he signed for La Equidad. He then played for home side Árabe Unido before crossing borders again for a spell in Costa Rica with Santacruceña[2] and later in Mexico with UANL Tigres Reserve team.[3]
In January 2011, Mendieta joined Tauro from Árabe Unido,[4] then moved to Chorrillo[5] and he was included in Plaza Amador's squad for the 2012 Apertura season.[6]
He joined Chepo in summer 2013.
Mendieta made his debut for Panama in a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup.[7]
His final international was a June 2003 friendly match against Cuba.
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
Mendieta is the son of former Panamanian international footballer Víctor René Mendieta Ocampo.[8]
Apertura 2009 II