Ábner Elí Méndez Peña (born 1 August 1988 in Puerto Cortés, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Atlético Choloma in the Honduran National League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ábner Elí Méndez Peña | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Cortés, Honduras | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlético Choloma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Platense | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Hispano | 46 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Olimpia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Vida (loan) | (6) | |
| 2012 | Motagua | 8 | (0) |
| 2013– | Atlético Choloma | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Honduras | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2011 | |||
Méndez played for several clubs before moving to F.C. Motagua in May 2012.[1] A rightsided midfielder he joined the Motagua injury list in August 2012 with an ankle injury.[2] He then joined Atlético Choloma for the 2013 Clausura.[3]
On 11 October 2011, Méndez made his international debut for Honduras, coming in as substitute for Julio César de León in the 88th minute in a friendly match against Jamaica.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vida | 2011–12 | 15 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |