Álex Menéndez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menéndez and the second or maternal family name is Díez.
Álex Menéndez
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Personal information
Full name Alejandro Menéndez Díez
Date of birth (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back, winger
Club information
Current team
 Zamora
Number 12
Youth career
1996–2003 Astur
2003–2010 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sporting Gijón B 106 (1)
2011–2016 Sporting Gijón 57 (2)
2016 Girona 0 (0)
2017–2018 Reus 31 (0)
2018–2020 Aris 11 (0)
2019 → Córdoba (loan) 15 (0)
2021- Zamora 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2019

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,[1] he made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, playing 21 games in the third division for the reserves,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

On 13 August 2013, Menéndez signed a new three-year deal with the club.[5] 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.[6] His second came two rounds later in another away fixture that ended in win, 2–1 at RCD Espanyol.[7]

On 30 July 2016, Menéndez signed a two-year contract with second-tier Girona FC, as a free agent.[8] On 8 August, however, after suffering a severe knee injury, he was released.[9]

On 13 July 2017, Menéndez agreed to a two-year deal at fellow league club CF Reus Deportiu.[10] He first moved abroad in the summer of 2018, joining Aris Thessaloniki F.C. from Greece on a two-year contract.[11]

Menéndez returned to Spain on 31 January 2019, after signing a six-month loan deal with Córdoba CF of division two.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 5 August 2019[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón 2011–12 La Liga 2 0 2 0 — — 4 0
2012–13 Segunda División 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
2013–14 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
2014–15 24 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2015–16 La Liga 21 2 2 0 — — 23 2
Total 57 2 7 0 — — 64 2
Reus 2017–18 Segunda División 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
Aris 2018–19 Super League Greece 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 11 0 3 0 0 0 — 14 0
Córdoba (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Career total 114 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 125 11

References[]

  1. ^ Alex Menéndez, o como nunca dejar de soñar (Alex Menéndez, or how to never stop dreaming); Vavel, 9 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Sporting B de Javi Vidales arranca esta mañana (Javi Vidales' Sporting B get going this morning); La Nueva España, 15 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Muñiz, gol de bandera (Muñiz, wonder goal); Marca, 13 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Villarreal se declara inocente y condena al Sporting (Villarreal plead not guilty and condemn Sporting); Marca, 1 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Álex Menéndez renueva con el Sporting (Álex Menéndez renews with Sporting); El Desmarque, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Sporting se estrena en Riazor (Sporting start counting in Riazor); Marca, 20 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Álex Menéndez vuelve a valer tres puntos (Álex Menéndez equals three points again); Marca, 3 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Álex Menéndez, nou fitxatge del Girona FC (Álex Menéndez, new signing of Girona FC); Girona FC, 30 July 2016 (in Catalan)
  9. ^ El Girona vol anul·lar el contracte d'Álex Menéndez (Girona want to nullify contract of Álex Menéndez); Diari de Girona, 8 August 2016 (in Catalan)
  10. ^ Álex Menéndez, nou jugador del CF Reus (Álex Menéndez, new player of CF Reus); Reus Deportiu, 13 July 2017 (in Catalan)
  11. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε και Μενέντεθ ο Άρης" [Menéndez also announced at Aris] (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Álex Menéndez, nuevo jugador del Córdoba Club de Fútbol" [Álex Menéndez, new player of Córdoba Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. ^ Álex Menéndez at Soccerway

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