Jesús David José Méndez (born 1 August 1984) is an

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midfielder who currently plays for Independiente Rivadavia.

Career

Méndez made his league debut for River Plate in a 2–1 away win at

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on 3 March 2004. In 2006 he had a loan spell with Olimpo, before joining St. Gallen of Switzerland in 2007. Méndez returned to Argentina in 2008 to play for Rosario Central. In January 2010, he signed for

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. After two loan spells playing again for Rosario Central, the midfielder joined Independiente in 2014. Méndez played two years in Mexico with

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, before returning to Argentina to play for Vélez Sarsfield in the second semester of the

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. Thirty four year old Méndez announced his retirement at the beginning of 2019, after playing some games with Vélez. However, a year later, at the beginning of 2020, Méndez returned to the pitch and joined

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where he managed to play some games before the start of the quarantine and the suspension of all tournaments due to the

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. His contract at Maipú expired in June 2020 and he then joined Independiente Rivadavia a few months later.Jesús Méndez, nuevo refuerzo de la Lepra
losandes.com.ar, 26 September 2020

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Jesus 1984 births Living people Footballers from Mendoza Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Swiss Super League players Liga MX players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Olimpo footballers Rosario Central footballers Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers FC St. Gallen players Deportivo Maipú players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Independiente Rivadavia footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Argentina men's international footballers Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games