# Emiliano Méndez

Emiliano Jorge Rubén Méndez (born 15 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarmiento.

## Career

Méndez started his career with Alumni de Los Hornos, before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima. He was selected for his professional debut on 15 May 2010 versus Atlético Tucumán, featuring for the last twenty-three minutes of a 3–3 draw. Fifteen appearances followed across the following three seasons. Primera B Nacional team Villa San Carlos completed the signing of Méndez on 7 July 2013. Twelve appearances followed. In January 2014, Méndez agreed to join Estudiantes of Torneo Argentino A. He scored his first senior goal on 9 May against Defensores de Belgrano. The midfielder departed after four goals in seventy-four games.
On 24 June 2016, Méndez joined Categoría Primera A side Atlético Huila. His first appearance arrived on 24 July during a victory over Deportivo Cali, with his final match being a 2–3 defeat to Cortuluá on 20 May 2017; a match in which he was sent off in after sixty-five minutes. Méndez returned to Argentina in the following July, signing for Primera B Nacional's Deportivo Morón. Having participated in eighteen fixtures during 2017–18, Méndez switched Deportivo Morón for Arsenal de Sarandí ahead of 2018–19.

## Career statistics

    As of 21 November 2018.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2009–10 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2010–11 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Villa San Carlos | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Estudiantes | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Estudiantes | 2014 | Torneo Federal A | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Estudiantes | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Estudiantes | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Estudiantes | Total | Total | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 74 | 4 |
| Atlético Huila | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlético Huila | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Atlético Huila | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Deportivo Morón | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 146 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 158 | 4 |
* ↑ Includes the Copa Argentina
* ↑ One appearance in the 2010–11 Primera División play-offs
* ↑ Three appearances in the 2013–14 Torneo Argentino A play-offs
* ↑ One goal in the 2013–14 Torneo Argentino A play-offs