José Mendoza (born 24 July 1982) is a Peruvian football player currently playing in Universitario de Deportes.[1] He has played in several clubs in Peru as well as a couple in Greece. He started at América Cochahuayco in 2002 and was later promoted to Universitario, playing for them until 2006. Subsequently, he played for Sporting Cristal in 2007 before moving to Greece to play for Veria F.C. and Ethnikos Asteras F.C.. He returned to Peru to play with newly promoted Juan Aurich in 2008. He then signed with Inti Gas Deportes—another newly promoted team—and played for 2 years in Ayacucho. In 2011, he returned to his original club Universitario.