Andrés Mendoza (Ecuadorian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Andrés Mendoza Uza | ||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Nacional | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Club 9 de Octubre | ||
| 2007–2008 | Alfaro Moreno | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Independiente del Valle | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Barcelona SC | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → LDU Portoviejo (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Aucas (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Universidad Católica | 86 | (5) |
| 2014 | Deportivo Maldonado | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | New York City FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2015 | LDU Quito | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | FC Juárez | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Clan Juvenil | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Olmedo | ? | (1) |
| 2019– | El Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2019 | |||
Jorge Andrés Mendoza Uza[a] (born August 16, 1989), known as Andrés Mendoza, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for CD El Nacional.
Career[edit]
Andrés Mendoza began his career with Club 9 de Octubre in 2006 and thereafter joined Academia Alfaro Moreno in 2007. In 2008, he joined Independiente del Valle making his professional debut with the club that same season. The following season, top Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC acquired Mendoza and loaned him to LDU Portoviejo in the Ecuadorian Serie B. In his one season with Portoviejo, Mendoza made 27 appearances for the club. The following season, he was loaned to Aucas but never made an appearance for the first team. In 2012 Universidad Católica purchased Mendoza's rights and in his first year he helped the club win promotion to the top flight as 2012 Ecuadorian Serie B champions.[1]
In September 2014, Mendoza was sold to Deportivo Maldonado in Uruguay.[2] In his short stay with Deportivo Mendoza appeared in 11 league matches for the Rojiverde. On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Mendoza was joining Major League Soccer club New York City FC.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Uza.
References[edit]
- ^ Es un jugador intransferible- futbolecuador.com (in Spanish)
- ^ "Belleza" Mendoza dejó U. Católica y se fue para Uruguay - studiofutbol.com.ec (in Spanish)
- ^ NYCFC signs Mendoza - nycfc.com
External links[edit]
- Jorge Andres Mendoza Uza at the Ecuadorian Football Federation
- Andrés Mendoza at Soccerway
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Guayaquil
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Independiente del Valle footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers
- S.D. Aucas footballers
- C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers
- Deportivo Maldonado players
- New York City FC players
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- FC Juárez footballers
- C.D. Clan Juvenil footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- USL Championship players
- Ecuadorian football defender stubs