Álex Menéndez
Alejandro 'Álex' Menéndez Díez (born 15 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Zamora CF as either a left back or a left winger. Club career. Menéndez was born in Gijón, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy who started playing as a left winger, he made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, playing 21 games in the third division for the reserves, who initially suffered relegation but were later reinstated. Menéndez first appeared officially with the main squad on 13 December 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a  1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. On 1 May of the following year he made his La Liga debut, again playing the entire match in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF that all but signified the first team's relegation after a four-year stay. On 13 August 2013, Menéndez signed a new three-year deal with the club. In summer 2014 he was definitely promoted to Sporting's first team, now in Segunda División. Menéndez scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2015, the winner in a  3–2 away victory over Deportivo de La Coruña. His second came two rounds later in another away fixture that ended in win, 2–1 at RCD Espanyol. On 30 July 2016, Menéndez signed a two-year contract with second-tier Girona FC, as a free agent. On 8 August, however, after suffering a severe knee injury, he was released. On 13 July 2017, Menéndez agreed to a two-year deal at fellow league club CF Reus Deportiu. He first moved abroad in the summer of 2018, joining Aris Thessaloniki F.C. from Greece on a two-year contract. Menéndez returned to Spain  on 31 January 2019, after signing a six-month loan deal with Córdoba CF of division two.