Armando Jesús “Chiri” Méndez Alcorta (born 31 March 1996) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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Career

In 2019, Méndez returned from Fenix to Nacional, where he became known as "

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" to his teammates due to his intense weight training and protein diet, which included eating ten eggs a day. He attributed his quick jump to the Nacional first team to his weight training. On 7 January 2022, Méndez joined Argentine club

on a deal until the end of 2024. On 2 February 2025, Mendez joined

on a year-long loan, with an option to buy.

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* Living people 1996 births Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Peñarol players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Centro Atlético Fénix players Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Sportspeople from San José Department 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-footy-defender-1990s-stub