Cristian Menéndez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menéndez.
Cristian Menéndez
Personal information
Full name Cristian Matías Menéndez
Date of birth (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy
Youth career
2004–2007 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Lanús 40 (3)
2010–2011 → Emelec (loan) 36 (12)
2011–2012 → Libertad (loan) 32 (9)
2013 → Quilmes (loan) 13 (2)
2013–2014 → Independiente (loan) 19 (1)
2014–2017 Tucumán 92 (30)
2017–2019 Veracruz 67 (15)
2020 Puebla 7 (2)
2020–2021 Everton 16 (2)
2021–2023 Atlético Tucumán 73 (8)
2024– Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Cristian Matías Menéndez (Latin American Spanish: [kɾiˈstjam maˈti.as meˈnendes], born 2 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.

Club career

Lanús

Menéndez began playing in 2007 for Lanús. He made his debut in a remarkable 2–6 home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí on 2 May 2008. His first goal for the club came on 14 March 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Colón. In 2009, he gained his first experiences of international club football featuring in 2 Copa Libertadores 2009 and 2 Copa Sudamericana 2009 games.

Emelec

On 5 June 2010 left Club Atlético Lanús and joined on loan with sold option to Club Sport Emelec. While there, he tweeted a racist and insulting comment regarding Ecuatorians (and Bolivians as well); his loan was canceled and he had to leave Ecuador.[1]

Libertad

In 2011, he was loaned to Libertad of Paraguay.

Honours

Lanús

Emelec

References

  1. ^ @JefeUrbano (4 October 2016). ""No tengo como comunicarme pq estoy en Ecuador y la reputamadre que los parió a estos ecuabolivianos del orto"-Fa…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.