Édgar Méndez
Édgar playing with Almería in 2014. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Édgar Antonio Méndez Ortega | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Arafo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tenerife | |||
2006–2007 | Murcia Deportivo | ||
2007–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2008–2009 | Real Madrid C | 23 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Atlético Ciudad | 30 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Betis B | 19 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Melilla | 35 | (7) |
2012–2014 | Almería B | 32 | (6) |
2013–2014 | → Jaén (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2014 | → Tenerife (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2014– | Almería | 24 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). |
Édgar Antonio Méndez Ortega, known as Méndez or simply Édgar (born 30 April 1991), is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a winger.
Club career
Born in Arafo, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Édgar finished his formation with Real Madrid, and made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 season with the C-team, in Tercera División. He upgraded to Segunda División B with CF Atlético Ciudad in the 2009 summer, and joined fellow league side Real Betis B for the following campaign.[1]
In July 2011 Édgar signed with UD Melilla also in the third level,[2] and scored a career-best seven goals in his only season. In 2012 he moved to UD Almería, being assigned to the reserves.[3]
On 20 July 2013 Édgar joined Andalusia neighbours Real Jaén, in a season-long loan deal.[4] On 25 August he made his debut as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–4 away defeat against CD Numancia for the Segunda División championship.[5]
On 28 January of the following year Édgar moved to CD Tenerife in the same division, also in a temporary deal.[6] On 23 March he scored his first professional goal, netting the last of a 5–0 home routing of SD Ponferradina.[7]
In June 2014 Édgar returned to the Rojiblancos, and renewed his link with the club on 16 August, being definitely promoted to the first-team squad in La Liga.[8] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting and assisting Fernando Soriano in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[9]
Édgar scored his first goal in the Spanish top level on 12 September, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF.[10] On 7 October he extended his contract with Almería, until 2018.[11]
Club statistics
- As of 26 January 2015[12]
Club | Season | Competition | League | Cup | Continental | Other[lower-roman 1] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Real Madrid C | 2008–09 | Tercera División | 23 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
Atlético Ciudad | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
Betis B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 19 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
Melilla | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 35 | 7 | — | 35 | 7 | |||||
Almería B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 32 | 6 | — | 32 | 6 | |||||
Jaén | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Tenerife | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Almería | 2014–15 | La Liga | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
Total | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
Career totals | 166 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 18 |
- ↑ Including Segunda División B play-offs.
References
- ↑ Édgar ficha por el Betis B (Édgar signs for Betis B); Tenerife Deportivo, 28 July 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Melilla presenta a sus dos primeros fichajes, Edgar y Andoni (Melilla presents its first two signings, Edgar and Andoni); Info Melilla, 19 July 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Édgar Méndez: "El Almería es un grande" (Édgar Méndez: "Almería is a big club"); El Almería, 15 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Jaén obtiene la cesión de Edgar (Jaén gets Edgar loan); Marca, 20 July 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Numancia le pone cabeza a la Liga (Numancia "heads" league); Marca, 25 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Edgar Méndez se convierte en el tercer fichaje del Tenerife (Edgar Méndez becomes Tenerife's third signing); Marca, 28 January 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ 'Manita' tinerfeña con sabor a 'playoff' a costa de los bercianos (Tenerife 'fiver' with a taste of playoff at the bercianos' expense); Marca, 23 March 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Edgar actualiza su contrato para formar parte de la primera plantilla rojiblanca (Edgar updates his contract to become a part of the main rojiblanca squad); Almería's official website, 16 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sergio García amarga la Feria de madrugada (Sergio García bitters the fair at dawn); Marca, 23 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Almería y Córdoba van poco a poco (Almería and Córdoba go at it little by little); Marca, 12 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Almería y Edgar llegan a un acuerdo para mejorar y ampliar el contrato del jugador (Almería and Edgar reach agreement to improve and extend the player's contract); Almería's official website, 7 October 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Edgar Méndez". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
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