Ignacio Méndez

Ignacio Méndez
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro
Date of birth (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997
Place of birth Luján de Cuyo, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Instituto
(on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2012 Andes Talleres
2012–2017 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Argentinos Juniors 12 (0)
2019–2022 Talleres 49 (3)
2022–2023 San Lorenzo 19 (1)
2023–2024 Vélez Sarsfield 16 (0)
2024– Newell's Old Boys 18 (0)
2025– → Instituto (loan) 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro (born 28 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Instituto, on loan from Newell's Old Boys.[1]

Career

Club

Méndez began in the youth system of Andes Talleres in 2005, where he spent seven years, trialling at Boca Juniors in 2009, before joining the ranks of Argentinos Juniors in 2012.[2][3] He first appeared in the Argentinos first-team on 8 July 2017 for a Primera B Nacional match with Gimnasia y Esgrima, but he was an unused substitute.[1] On 12 July, Méndez made his professional debut in the same competition versus Nueva Chicago.[1] Another appearance followed in 2016–17 as Argentinos won the title and therefore promotion to the 2017–18 Primera División.[1][4] In January 2019, Méndez joined Talleres, as part of a deal involving Carlos Quintana.[5]

On 8 July 2022, Méndez joined San Lorenzo, signing a 1.5 years contract.[6] In December, he started attracting attention from Liga MX clubs and other Argentinian clubs[7], eventually joining Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer and signing a two-year contract.[8]

On 9 July 2024, Méndez joined Newell's Old Boys, signing a 3.5 years contract.[9] On 31 July 2025, he joined Instituto on a 1.5 year loan, with an option to join them permanently for a reported fee of $900 thousand.[10][11]

International

Méndez was called up to Argentina's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as an injury replacement for Ezequiel Barco.[1][12] However, he failed to feature in a match as Argentina were eliminated at the group stage.[1]

Personal life

From his grandmother, he is of Chilean descent.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2026.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentinos Juniors 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2017–18 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2018–19 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Total 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Talleres 2019–20 Primera División 15 2 1 0 — — 16 2
2020–21 Primera División 10 1 6 0 6 0 13 0 35 1
2021 Primera División 24 0 0 0 5 0 8 1 37 1
Total 49 3 7 0 11 0 21 1 72 4
San Lorenzo 2022 Primera División 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
Vélez Sarsfield 2023 Primera División 13 0 0 0 — 14 1 27 1
2024 Primera División 3 0 1 0 — 8 0 12 0
Total 16 0 1 0 — 22 1 39 1
Newell's 2024 Primera División 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
2025 Primera División 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Total 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Instituto 2025 Primera División 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2026 Primera División 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Career total 131 4 11 0 11 0 43 2 196 6

Honours

Argentinos Juniors[1]

Vélez Sarsfield[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ignacio Méndez profile". Soccerway. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Conociendo a Ignacio Méndez". Argentinos Juniors. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ignacio Méndez profile". Argentinos Juniors. 28 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Ignacio Méndez profile". BDFA. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ^ Flores, Javier (18 January 2019). "Juan Ignacio Méndez será nuevo refuerzo de Talleres". La Voz. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ Denevi, Sabrina (8 July 2022). "JUAN IGNACIO MÉNDEZ SE VESTIRÁ DE AZULGRANA". San Lorenzo de América (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Por qué Méndez aún no renovó en San Lorenzo". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Bienvenido Nacho". C. A. Vélez Sarsfield (in Spanish). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ^ Torres, Felipe (9 July 2024). "Juan Ignacio Méndez es leproso". Club Newells Old Boys (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba - IACC - Juan Ignacio Méndez es glorioso". institutoacc.com.ar. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ^ Segura, Claudio (1 August 2025). "Ignacio Méndez es el nuevo refuerzo de Instituto: superó los estudios médicos y se suma al plantel". CBA24N (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Barco no irá al Mundial sub 20 y será reemplazado por Ignacio Méndez". Télam. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Juan Ignacio Méndez: "Estoy tramitando los papeles para poder jugar por Chile"" (in Spanish). 24 horas. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021. Méndez, quien jugó el Mundial Sub 20 de 2017 por Argentina, tiene ascendencia chilena por parte de su abuela.
  14. ^ Flores, Javier (19 June 2021). ""Nacho" Méndez y Talleres: lo que le enseñó el DT y la chance de ser "chileno"" (in Spanish). La Voz. Además, admitió estar al tanto de que lo están siguiendo de la selección chilena y que está tramitando la nacionalidad trasandina
  15. ^ "Juan Ignacio Mendez | Volante | Argentina". www.bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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