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Júnior Leandro Mendieta (born 13 June 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stellenbosch.[1]

Júnior Mendieta

Personal information
Full name	Júnior Leandro Mendieta
Date of birth	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Corrientes, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Stellenbosch
Number	10
Youth career
	Quilmes
	Deportivo Morón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Deportivo Morón	34	(7)
2016–2020	Lanús	0	(0)
2016–2018	→ Los Andes (loan)	45	(7)
2018–2019	→ Deportivo Morón (loan)	19	(2)
2019–2020	→ Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	18	(1)
2020–2021	→ Stellenbosch (loan)	21	(3)
2021–	Stellenbosch	46	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Mendieta started his senior career with Deportivo Morón in Primera B Metropolitana, having played for Quilmes at youth level.[2] His professional debut arrived on 14 February 2015 during a draw with Deportivo Merlo, prior to Mendieta receiving red cards in consecutive appearances in August against Defensores de Belgrano and Platense.[1][3] A month later, he scored his senior goal against Almagro.[1] Mendieta scored twice more that year, which preceded six goals in fourteen games in the next campaign.[1] On 30 June 2016, Argentine Primera División side Lanús signed Mendieta.[1] He was immediately loaned to Los Andes.[1]

Mendieta remained with Los Andes for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 Primera B Nacional seasons, scoring seven times in forty-six matches in all competitions.[1] After returning to Lanús in June, Mendieta subsequently agreed to rejoin Deportivo Morón; signing a loan contract.[1] He netted twice for Morón, both came in a fixture with Instituto in November 2018, across nineteen appearances.[1] Mendieta had a third loan spell away from Lanús in 2019–20, joining Atlético de Rafaela for twelve months in July 2019.[1] One goal in eighteen matches followed, in a campaign that was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Mendieta's contract with Lanús expired on 30 June 2020, with the midfielder subsequently revealing that a potential move to South African Premier Division side Stellenbosch was being finalized; amid interest from Rafaela for a permanent contract.[4] The move to Africa was belatedly confirmed on 30 October.[5] His first appearance arrived on 4 November against SuperSport United, as he replaced Jayden Adams with twenty-five minutes left of an eventual 1–0 defeat.[1] He scored his first goal on 21 November versus Chippa United, before netting his second on 12 February against Golden Arrows.[1]

International career

Mendieta received a call-up to the Argentina U23s for the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy in India.[2][6] However, due to contractual issues, he was deselected prior to the tournament.[6]

Personal life

In 2017, Mendieta was arrested by police after trespassing at Morón Air Base.[7] He was released without charge soon later, having claimed he accidentally entered the base after becoming lost.[8]

Career statistics

As of 16 July 2021.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Morón	2015	Primera B Metropolitana	21	1	0	0	—		—		4[lower-alpha 1]	2	25	3
	2016		13	6	1	0	—		—		0	0	14	6
	Total		34	7	1	0	—		—		4	2	39	9
Lanús	2016–17	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Andes (loan)	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	25	6	1	0	—		—		0	0	26	6
	2017–18		20	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	20	1
	Total		45	7	1	0	—		—		0	0	46	7
Deportivo Morón (loan)	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	19	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	19	2
Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	2019–20		18	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	18	1
Stellenbosch (loan)	2020–21	Premier Division	21	3	1	0	—		—		0	0	22	3
Career total			141	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	148	24

References

External links

• Júnior Mendieta at Soccerway

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