Eugenio Mena

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Eugenio Mena
Eugenio Mena - Spain vs. Chile, 10th September 2013.jpg
Mena playing for Chile in 2013
Personal information
Full name Eugenio Esteban Mena Reveco[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 5
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Santiago Wanderers 91 (1)
2010–2013 Universidad de Chile 88 (7)
2013–2015 Santos 35 (0)
2015–2017 Cruzeiro 6 (0)
2016 → São Paulo (loan) 20 (0)
2017 → Sport Recife (loan) 23 (1)
2018 Bahia 5 (1)
2018– Racing Club 40 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Chile U23 10 (1)
2010– Chile 62 (3)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:33, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Eugenio Esteban Mena Reveco (Spanish pronunciation: [ewˈxenjo ˈmena]; born 18 July 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left back for Argentine Primera División club Racing Club and the Chile national team.

Club career[]

Mena finished his formation in Santiago Wanderers' academy, and made his senior debuts in 2008 Chilean Primera División B. He scored his first professional goal on 11 October 2009, against San Marcos de Arica.[2]

In July 2010, Mena signed with Club Universidad de Chile, for a $500,000 fee for the half of his rights.[3] In his first season, Mena failed to break into a settled squad, appearing rarely. However, after the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli in 2011, Mena was converted into an important player of the La U squad. At the end of the season, he was a part of the squad which won Copa Sudamericana and Chilean Primera División.

On 3 July 2013, Mena signed a one-year loan deal with Brazilian Série A outfit Santos FC, with a buyout clause.[4] He quickly established himself as a starter, and on 5 June of the following year Peixe bought the remaining rights of the player.[5]

On 14 January 2015 Mena rescinded his contract Santos, after winning a court case due to unpaid wages.[6] Ten days later he agreed a deal with fellow league team Cruzeiro.[7]

International career[]

Mena represented Chile national football team U-23 on 2009 Toulon Tournament that finished first, and 2010 Toulon Tournament that finished fourth.

On 7 September 2010, he made his debut with the full squad, in a 1–2 defeat against Ukraine. On 21 March 2012, he scored his first goal for La Roja, in a 3–1 win against Peru.

Mena was also one of the 23-men selected by manager Jorge Sampaoli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in four matches during the tournament, all as a starter.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

(Correct as of 24 June 2019)[8]
Club Season League Cup Libertadores Sudamericana Other[i] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santiago Wanderers 2008 Primera División 38 0 2 0 — — — 40 0
2009 37 1 3 0 — — — 40 1
2010 16 0 1 0 — — — 17 0
Total 91 1 6 0 — — — 97 1
Universidad de Chile 2010 Primera División 7 0 0 0 — 2 0 — 9 0
2011 40 4 6 0 — 11 0 — 57 4
2012 29 3 0 0 12 1 3 0 3 0 37 4
2013 12 0 6 0 2 0 — — 20 0
Total 88 7 12 0 14 1 16 0 3 0 133 8
Santos 2013 Série A 20 0 3 0 — — — 23 0
2014 15 0 9 0 — — 14 0 38 0
Total 35 0 12 0 — — 14 0 61 0
Cruzeiro 2015 Série A 6 0 2 0 10 0 — 8 0 26 0
São Paulo (loan) 2016 20 0 1 0 14 0 — 10 0 45 0
Sport (loan) 2017 23 1 6 0 — 8 0 8[ii] 0 45 1
Bahia 2018 5 1 2 0 — 3 0 13[iii] 0 13 0
Racing Club 2018–19 Superliga 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Career total 287 10 41 0 38 1 27 0 56 0 449 11
  1. ^ Including State Leagues, Copa do Nordeste, Recopa Sudamericana and Suruga Bank Championship.
  2. ^ Four appearances in Copa do Nordeste and four appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano.
  3. ^ Eight appearances in Copa do Nordeste and five appearances in Campeonato Baiano.

International Goals[]

As of match played on 24 June 2021.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2012 Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile  Peru 3–1 3–1 Friendly
2 11 April 2012 Estadio Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Peru  Peru 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3 14 August 2013 Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark  Iraq 1–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Universidad de Chile
Racing

International[]

Chile
Individual
  • Valparaíso UNESCO Medal, World Heritage: 2009
  • South American team of year: 2012[9]
  • Chilean league team of year: 2012
  • Best full back of SIFUP: 2012 [10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mena é o primeiro reforço para 2016". saopaulofc.net. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "S. Wanderers superó a San Marcos de Arica y alcanzó el liderato del Clausura" [S. Wanderers overcomes San Marcos de Arica and reaches the top of Clausura]. cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 11 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Eugenio Mena se convirtió en flamante refuerzo de Universidad de Chile" [Eugenio Mena became Universidad de Chile's brilliant signing]. cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 30 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Santos FC contrata lateral esquerdo da Seleção Chilena Eugenio Mena" [Santos FC signs Chile national team left back Eugenio Mena] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Santos paga Universidad de Chile e compra Eugenio Mena em definitivo" [Santos pays Universidad de Chile and buys Euguenio Mena outright] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2014.
  6. ^ "TRT concede liminar, e Mena é o primeiro a se desvincular do Santos" [TRT concedes injunction, and Mena is the first to leave Santos] (in Spanish). Globo Esporte. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Laterais têm acerto encaminhado com o Cruzeiro e serão anunciados" [Full-backs have agreement with Cruzeiro and will be announced] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. ^ Eugenio Mena at Soccerway
  9. ^ Cuatro jugadores de la "U" integran el "Equipo Ideal de América 2012" (Four players of La "U" take part of 2012's America's Best Eleven); La Tercera, 27 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Los jugadores de la U se llevaron 9 de los 11 premios del Sifup a los que postulaban (La U players get 9 of the 11 Sifup prizes); Soy Chile, 11 July 2012 (in Spanish)

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