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Uruguayan football player (born 1999)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Acosta.
Mauro Méndez
Personal information
Full name Mauro Andrés Méndez Acosta
Date of birth (1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information

Current team

 Estudiantes
Number 16
Youth career
Universitario de Salto
Ferro Carril de Salto
2015–2017 Defensor Sporting
2017–2019 Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Montevideo Wanderers 85 (23)
2022– Estudiantes 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2023

Mauro Andrés Méndez Acosta (born 17 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes de La Plata.[1]

A former youth academy player of Defensor Sporting, Méndez joined Montevideo Wanderers in February 2017. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 June 2019 in a 0–3 league defeat against Cerro.[2]

On July 28, 2022, Estudiantes de La Plata acquires the services of the 23-year-old striker from the Montevideo Wanderers club for 1,700,000 dollars for 70% of the record, signing a contract until June 2025.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 30 July 2022[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mauro Méndez at Soccerway
  2. ^

    “Debutante de la 15a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2019”. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

  3. ^ “Estudiantes presentó al goleador uruguayo Mauro Méndez”. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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