Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas (born 11 April 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Peruvian Primera División side Ayacucho FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ayacucho | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting Cristal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Sporting Cristal | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Alianza Atlético (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ayacucho (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020– | Ayacucho | 48 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Peru U15 | ||
| 2015 | Peru U17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 30 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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.