Édison Méndez

**Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez** (born March 16, 1979, in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as either a winger or an attacking midfielder.

## Career statistics

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1997|Deportivo Quito|Serie A|27|1|N/A|—|—|27|1||
|1998|28|1|N/A|6|0|34|1||||
|1999|39|0|N/A|—|—|39|0||||
|2000|31|2|N/A|—|—|31|2||||
|2001|35|4|N/A|—|—|35|4||||
|2002|33|10|N/A|—|—|33|10||||
|2003|El Nacional|Serie A|34|3|N/A|6|0|40|3||
|2003–04|Deportivo Irapuato|Primera División|16|5|N/A|—|—|16|5||
|2004–05|Santos Laguna|Primera División|14|2|N/A|—|—|14|2||
|2005|LDU Quito|Serie A|42|4|N/A|14|3|56|7||
|2006|18|2|N/A|10|3|28|5||||
|2006–07|PSV|Eredivisie|26|5|0|0|9|1|35|6|
|2007–08|20|1|1|0|6|0|27|1|||
|2008–09|26|3|1|0|6|0|33|3|||
|2009|LDU Quito|Serie A|8|0|N/A|10|7|18|7||
|2010|15|6|N/A|0|0|15|6||||
|2010|Atlético Mineiro|Série A|9|0|—|—|3|0|12|0|
|2011|Emelec|Serie A|35|5|N/A|3|0|38|5||
|2012|LDU Quito|Serie A|19|1|N/A|—|—|19|1||
|2013|28|5|N/A|0|0|28|5||||
|2014|Santa Fe|Primera A|10|0|0|0|8|1|18|1|
|2015|El Nacional|Serie A|22|4|N/A|—|—|22|4||

### International goals

- _Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first._

|No|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|2 June 2001|Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru||**1**–1|2–1|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|2.|17 July 2001|Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia||**3**–0|4–0|2001 Copa América|
|3.|13 June 2002|International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan||**1**–0|1–0|2002 FIFA World Cup|
|4.|15 November 2003|Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay||**1**–1|1–2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|5.|10 March 2004|Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico||**1**–2|1–2|Friendly|
|6.|10 October 2004|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||**2**–0|2–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|7.|17 November 2004|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||**1**–0|1–0|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|8.|27 March 2005|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||**2**–2|5–2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|9.|**3**–2||||||
|10.|4 May 2005|Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States||**1**–0|1–0|Friendly|
|11.|1 July 2007|Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela||**1**–2|1–2|2007 Copa América|
|12.|21 November 2007|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||**3**–0|5–1|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|13.|**5**–0||||||
|14.|6 September 2008|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||**2**–1|3–1|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|15.|9 September 2009|Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia||**1**–0|3–1|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|16.|10 August 2011|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica||**2**–0|2–0|Friendly|
|17.|15 November 2011|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador||**1**–0|2–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|18.|5 March 2014|The Den, London, England||**4**–3|4–3|Friendly|

## Honours

**LDU Quito**
- Serie A (2): 2005 Apertura, 2010
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2009

**PSV Eindhoven**
- Eredivisie (2): 2006–07, 2007–08

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Édison Méndez
- **image**: Edison_Mendez_in_Russia.jpg
- **image size**: 175
- **fullname**: Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez
- **birth place**: Ibarra, Ecuador
- **position**: Midfielder (football)#Winger, Winger, attacking midfielder
- **currentclub**: Club Deportivo La Unión
- **youthyears1**: 1996–2001
- **youthclubs1**: Deportivo Quito
- **years1**: 1997–2002
- **clubs1**: Deportivo Quito
- **caps1**: 193
- **goals1**: 18
- **years2**: 2002–2003
- **clubs2**: Club Deportivo El Nacional, El Nacional
- **caps2**: 34
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 2004
- **clubs3**: Deportivo Irapuato, Irapuato
- **caps3**: 16
- **goals3**: 5
- **years4**: 2004
- **clubs4**: Club Santos Laguna, Santos Laguna
- **caps4**: 14
- **goals4**: 2
- **years5**: 2005–2007
- **clubs5**: LDU Quito
- **caps5**: 60
- **goals5**: 6
- **years6**: 2006–2007
- **clubs6**: → PSV Eindhoven, PSV _(loan)_
- **caps6**: 26
- **goals6**: 5
- **years7**: 2007–2009
- **clubs7**: PSV Eindhoven, PSV
- **caps7**: 46
- **goals7**: 4
- **years8**: 2009–2010
- **clubs8**: LDU Quito
- **caps8**: 23
- **goals8**: 6
- **years9**: 2010
- **clubs9**: Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro
- **caps9**: 9
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 2011
- **clubs10**: Club Sport Emelec, Emelec
- **caps10**: 35
- **goals10**: 5
- **years11**: 2012–2013
- **clubs11**: LDU Quito
- **caps11**: 47
- **goals11**: 6
- **years12**: 2014
- **clubs12**: Independiente Santa Fe, Santa Fe
- **caps12**: 10
- **goals12**: 0
- **years13**: 2015
- **clubs13**: Club Deportivo El Nacional, El Nacional
- **caps13**: 22
- **goals13**: 4
- **totalcaps**: 535
- **totalgoals**: 64
- **nationalyears1**: 2000–2014
- **nationalteam1**: Ecuador national football team, Ecuador
- **nationalcaps1**: 111
- **nationalgoals1**: 18
- **manageryears1**: 2020
- **managerclubs1**: C.D. El Nacional, El Nacional
- **manageryears2**: 2022
- **managerclubs2**: L.D.U. Quito, LDU Quito (caretaker)