Jean Meneses

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Jean Meneses
Palestino - Universidad de Concepción, 2018-05-06 - Jean Meneses - 01.jpg
Meneses with Universidad de Concepción
Personal information
Full name Jean David Meneses Villarroel
Date of birth (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Quillota, Chile
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 León
Number 16
Youth career
San Luis de Quillota
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 San Luis de Quillota 104 (13)
2016–2019 Universidad de Concepción 73 (19)
2018–2019 → León (loan) 28 (4)
2019– León 99 (15)
National team‡
2019– Chile 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:36, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:15, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Jean David Meneses Villarroel (born March 16, 1993 in Quillota, Chile), is a Chilean professional footballer for Liga MX club León and the Chile national team.

Career[]

In March 2018, he came to international attention for his blatant dive to win a late penalty, which was converted for a 2–1 victory against rivals Colo-Colo in the Chilean Primera División.[1][2]

On 1 August 2018, Meneses was loaned out to Club León for the rest of the season. In May 2019, it was confirmed, that Club León had redeemed the player and he would stay at the club.[3]

International[]

He made his Chile national team debut on 10 September 2019 in a friendly against Honduras. He started the game and was substituted in the 64th minute.[4]

International goals[]

As of match played 9 September 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2019 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain  Guinea 1–1 3–2 Friendly
2. 26 March 2021 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile  Bolivia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
3. 9 September 2021 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Colombia 1–2 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

León

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Have you ever seen a more blatant dive than this?". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Good luck to the English Franz Smuda". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ León pagó 1.7 MDD por la carta del chileno Jean Meneses, mexico.as.com, 15 May 2019
  4. ^ "Honduras v Chile game report". ESPN. 10 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Jean Meneses". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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