Gustavo Mencia

Gustavo Mencia

Mencia with Libertad in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Ramón Mencia Ávalos
Date of birth	(1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Presidente Franco, Paraguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Rubio Ñu
Number	4
Youth career
2002–2006	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Libertad	4	(0)
2008	3 de Febrero	33	(4)
2009	Sportivo Luqueño	22	(2)
2010–2015	Libertad	188	(12)
2016	Olimpia	19	(0)
2017–2019	Universidad de Concepción	80	(1)
2020–2021	Deportes Antofagasta	22	(1)
2021–2022	Sol de América	38	(1)
2023	Sportivo Trinidense	4	(0)
2024–	Rubio Ñu	3	(1)
International career
2014–	Paraguay	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Gustavo Ramón Mencia Ávalos (born 6 July 1988) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rubio Ñu in the Paraguayan División Intermedia.

Club career

Mencia was born in Presidente Franco, Paraguay. He started his career with Libertad. Subsequently, he played for 3 de Febrero, Sportivo Luqueño and Olimpia.[1][2]

From 2017 to 2021, he played in Chile for Universidad de Concepción (2017–2019) and Deportes Antofagasta (2020–2021) in the top division.[3][4]

Back in Paraguay, he played for Sol de América[5] and Sportivo Trinidense.[6]

In 2024, he joined Rubio Ñu in the Paraguayan second level.[7]

International career

On 14 November 2012, Mencia made his debut for the Paraguay national football team and also scored his first goal in a friendly match against Guatemala.

References

1. "Gustavo Mencia, el cuarto refuerzo decano". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
2. "SU OFICINA ES EL CAMPO DE JUEGO". Crónica (in Spanish). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
3. Velozo, Pablo (24 January 2017). "Defensor paraguayo Gustavo Mencia se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de la UdeC". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
4. "Gustavo Mencia posa oficialmente con la camiseta de Antofagasta". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
5. "Sol de América renueva con Rodrigo Rojas y Gustavo Mencia". elnacional.com.py (in Spanish). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
6. "Sportivo Trinidense: Gustavo Mencia se une al "Triqui"". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
7. Lugo, Enrique (20 April 2024). "Rubio Ñu suma su primer punto y frena al Deportivo Recoleta". 1000 Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links

• Gustavo Mencia at Soccerway
• Gustavo Mencia at National-Football-Teams.com
• clublibertad.com.py