Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas (born 11 April 1998) is a Peruvian
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Peruvian Primera División
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side
Alianza Atlético.
Career
Club career
In 2016, Mendieta was promoted to
Sporting Cristal's reserve team and one year later - in 2017 - to the first team. However, he was not able to get his debut and he was then loaned out to
Alianza Atlético on 24 August 2017 for the rest of the year. He made 10 appearances for the club.
In the summer 2018, he joined
Ayacucho FC
Ayacucho Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in Ayacucho, Peru. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores, Olímpico San Luis, Olímpico Somos Peru, Olímpico Aurora Miraflores, Loreto and Inti Gas. As Olímpico Somos Peru, the ...
on loan. The loan deal was later extended for the 2019 season as well. Mendieta's contract with Sporting Cristal expired at the end of 2019 and he then joined Ayacucho on permanent basis.
Ahead of the 2023 season, Mendieta moved to
Alianza Atlético.
𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 💙 , Jesús Mendieta 🎯🤝
twitter.com, 11 December 2022
International career
Mendieta was one of the figures of the Peruvian 15 national team that won the 2013 2013 South American U-15 Championship title in Bolivia. He finished as Peru's third top scorer with two goals. He was also a part of the U17 national team squad in the 2015 South American U-17 Championship
The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015, pt-BR, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015) was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organi ...
in Paraguay.
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Living people
1998 births
Men's association football defenders
Peruvian men's footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Sporting Cristal footballers
Alianza Atlético footballers
Ayacucho FC footballers
Footballers from Lima