Juan Ignacio Méndez
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Instituto ACC
at Instituto ACC
305 days · joined 2025-07-24
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€700k
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
2017
debut season
0.03
goals / match
CA Talleres
top club · 89 apps
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2021
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 2020
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1997-04-28 · 6 players total
181Appearances
6Goals
5Assists
33Yellow cards
0Red cards
43Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Méndez |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro |
| Date of birth | 1997-04-28 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Luján de Cuyo, Argentina |
| Citizenship | Argentina Chile |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Instituto ACC |
| On loan from | ↩ CA Newell's Old Boys parent contract: 2027-12-31 |
| Joined | 2025-07-24 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
Jun 2026
Transfer: Instituto ACC → Newell's
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
Transfer: Newell's → Instituto ACC
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
2025 — CA Newell's Old Boys, Instituto ACC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Vélez Sarsfield → Newell's
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — CA Newell's Old Boys, CA Vélez Sarsfield
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — CA Vélez Sarsfield
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jan 2023
Transfer: San Lorenzo → Vélez Sarsfield
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: CA Talleres → San Lorenzo
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — CA Talleres, CA San Lorenzo de Almagro
33 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — CA Talleres
43 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — CA Talleres
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — CA Talleres, AA Argentinos Juniors
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Argentinos Jrs. → CA Talleres
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — AA Argentinos Juniors
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Argentinos II → Argentinos Jrs.
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — AA Argentinos Juniors
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Argentinos U20 → Argentinos II
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
CA Newell's Old Boys
0.0%
Instituto ACC
0.0%
CA Vélez Sarsfield
23.9%
CA San Lorenzo de Almagro
38.1%
CA Talleres
38.0%
AA Argentinos Juniors
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Instituto ACC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 923 |
| CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1,468 |
| CA Talleres | 4 | 2019 | 2022 | 89 | 4 | 2 | 1,463 |
| AA Argentinos Juniors | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Apertura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Clausura | Instituto ACC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Copa Argentina | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa Argentina | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa Argentina | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa de la Liga - Playoffs | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Copa de la Liga (- 23/24) | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA Newell's Old Boys | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Copa de la Liga (- 23/24) | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 923 |
| 2023 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Copa Argentina | CA Talleres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Copa de la Liga (- 23/24) | CA Talleres | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 508 |
| 2022 | Libertadores | CA Talleres | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,468 |
| 2021 | Copa de la Liga - Playoffs | CA Talleres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa de la Liga (- 23/24) | CA Talleres | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa Sudamericana | CA Talleres | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA Talleres | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa Argentina | CA Talleres | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa Maradona | CA Talleres | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 410 |
| 2020 | Copa Maradona | CA Talleres | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Superliga | CA Talleres | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 545 |
| 2019 | Copa Argentina | CA Talleres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Superliga | AA Argentinos Juniors | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Copa Argentina | AA Argentinos Juniors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Superliga | AA Argentinos Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Prim. B Nacional | AA Argentinos Juniors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Argentinos U20 | Argentinos II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Argentinos II | Argentinos Jrs. | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-21 | Argentinos Jrs. | CA Talleres | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-09 | CA Talleres | San Lorenzo | Transfer | 2800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-10 | San Lorenzo | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | 3000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-08 | Vélez Sarsfield | Newell's | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-24 | Newell's | Instituto ACC | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Instituto ACC | Newell's | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Peroneus tendon injury | 2023-03-19 | 2023-06-18 | 92 | 14 |
| 24/25 | Muscle injury | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-01 | 37 | 5 |
| 24/25 | Knock | 2025-04-04 | 2025-04-15 | 12 | 3 |
Current€700k
Peak€3.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€600k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #11940 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Aquino | 2 | 1 | 902 |
| Valentín Gómez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Santiago Castro | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joaquín García | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| José Florentín | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás Pochettino | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Piero Hincapié | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elías Gómez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lautaro Giannetti | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Julián Malatini | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Federico Navarro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Villagra | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enzo Díaz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Fértoli | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Franco Fragapane | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Cruz Komar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateo Retegui | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Auzqui | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ángelo Martino | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Superliga | CA Talleres | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | Copa Maradona | CA Talleres | 1 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | Liga Profesional (- 23/24) | CA Talleres | 1 | 24 |
| 2019 | Superliga | AA Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 10 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Instituto ACC | Newell's | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-24 | Newell's | Instituto ACC | Loan | — | €700k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Senior debut season | |
| 2020 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 923 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,976 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2021 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31 | 955 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Superliga
96 apps
3 G
3 A
Copa Maradona
45 apps
2 G
2 A
Copa Maradona
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Apertura
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa Argentina
13 apps
0 G
0 A
Libertadores
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Juan Ignacio Méndez?
Juan Ignacio Méndez is an Argentina professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Instituto ACC.
How old is Juan Ignacio Méndez?
Juan Ignacio Méndez is 29 years old. He was born on April 28, 1997 in Luján de Cuyo.
What position does Juan Ignacio Méndez play?
Juan Ignacio Méndez plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Juan Ignacio Méndez play for?
Juan Ignacio Méndez currently plays for Instituto ACC.
How many career goals has Juan Ignacio Méndez scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Juan Ignacio Méndez has scored 6 goals in 181 appearances.
What is Juan Ignacio Méndez's market value?
Juan Ignacio Méndez's most recent reported market value is €700k.