Andrés Mendoza (Ecuadorian footballer)

Jorge Andrés Mendoza Uza[lower-alpha 1] (born August 16, 1989), known as Andrés Mendoza, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for CD El Nacional.

Andrés Mendoza
Personal information
Full name Jorge Andrés Mendoza Uza
Date of birth (1989-08-16) August 16, 1989
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 El Nacional
Youth career
2006–2007 Club 9 de Octubre
2007–2008 Alfaro Moreno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Independiente del Valle 4 (0)
2009 Barcelona SC 2 (0)
2010 → LDU Portoviejo (loan) 27 (0)
2011 → Aucas (loan) 32 (2)
2012–2014 Universidad Católica 86 (5)
2014 Deportivo Maldonado 11 (0)
2015 New York City FC 0 (0)
2015 → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 1 (1)
2015 LDU Quito 1 (0)
2016 FC Juárez 8 (0)
2017–2018 Clan Juvenil 3 (0)
2018 Olmedo ? (1)
2019– El Nacional 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2019

Career

Andrés Mendoza began his career with Club 9 de Octubre in 2006 and thereafter joined Academia Alfaro Moreno in 2007. In 2008, he joined Independiente del Valle making his professional debut with the club that same season. The following season, top Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC acquired Mendoza and loaned him to LDU Portoviejo in the Ecuadorian Serie B. In his one season with Portoviejo, Mendoza made 27 appearances for the club. The following season, he was loaned to Aucas but never made an appearance for the first team. In 2012 Universidad Católica purchased Mendoza's rights and in his first year he helped the club win promotion to the top flight as 2012 Ecuadorian Serie B champions.[1]

In September 2014, Mendoza was sold to Deportivo Maldonado in Uruguay.[2] In his short stay with Deportivo Mendoza appeared in 11 league matches for the Rojiverde. On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Mendoza was joining Major League Soccer club New York City FC.[3]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Uza.

References
  1. Es un jugador intransferible- futbolecuador.com (in Spanish)
  2. "Belleza" Mendoza dejó U. Católica y se fue para Uruguay - studiofutbol.com.ec (in Spanish)
  3. NYCFC signs Mendoza - nycfc.com


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