Emiliano Jorge Rubén Méndez (born 15 February 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Nueva Chicago.

Career

Méndez started his career with Alumni de Los Hornos, before joining Gimnasia y Esgrima. He was selected for his professional debut on 15 May 2010 versus

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, featuring for the last twenty-three minutes of a 3–3 draw. Fifteen appearances followed across the following three seasons.

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team Villa San Carlos completed the signing of Méndez on 7 July 2013. Twelve appearances followed. In January 2014, Méndez agreed to join Estudiantes of

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. He scored his first senior goal on 9 May against

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. The midfielder departed after four goals in seventy-four games. On 24 June 2016, Méndez joined

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side

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. His first appearance arrived on 24 July during a victory over

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, with his final match being a 2–3 defeat to

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on 20 May 2017; a match in which he was sent off in after sixty-five minutes. Méndez returned to Argentina in the following July, signing for Primera B Nacional's

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. Having participated in eighteen fixtures during 2017–18, Méndez switched Deportivo Morón for

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ahead of 2018–19.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Méndez, Emiliano 1989 births Living people Footballers from La Plata Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Argentino A players Torneo Federal A players Categoría Primera A players Uruguayan Primera División players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Club Atlético Villa San Carlos footballers Club Sportivo Estudiantes players Atlético Huila footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Racing Club de Montevideo players Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen