Sergio Mendigutxia

Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias (born 12 June 1993), commonly known by his nickname Mendi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Gokulam Kerala.

Mendi
Personal information
Full name Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias
Date of birth (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 70
Youth career
1998–1999 El Quirinal
1999–2001 Peña Sport
2001–2008 Atlético Villalba
2008–2009 Collado Villalba
2009–2011 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Collado Villalba 6 (3)
2011 Bilbao Athletic 2 (1)
2011–2012 Basconia 18 (3)
2013 La Roda 5 (0)
2013–2014 Córdoba B 21 (8)
2013–2014 Córdoba 6 (2)
2014–2016 Sporting B 61 (19)
2015 Sporting Gijón 1 (0)
2016–2017 Logroñés 20 (2)
2017–2018 Racing Ferrol 29 (2)
2018 UD Sanse 12 (1)
2018–2019 Stal Mielec 13 (0)
2020–2021 Marino de Luanco 6 (0)
2021–2022 NEROCA 16 (10)
2022 US Mariglianese 5 (1)
2023– Gokulam Kerala 12 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendigutxia and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Club career

Europe

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Mendi began playing as a senior with local CU Collado Villalba in the 2008–09 season, in the Tercera División. In April 2009 he signed with Athletic Bilbao, returning to youth football.[1] Mendi also appeared with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in the Segunda División B.

After appearing with Athletic's farm team in the 2011–12 season, Mendi suffered a syncope in early April 2012, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[2] He rescinded his link with the Biscay side on 3 November, after failing to appear in 2012–13.[3]

On 30 January 2013 Mendi signed with La Roda CF, in the third level.[4] In July he signed with Córdoba CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[5]

Mendi made his first-team debut on 30 November 2013, playing the entire second half and scoring his club's only of a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona B, in the Segunda División.[6] On 11 July of the following year he joined another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B.[7]

Mendi made his debut for the Rojiblancos' first team on 26 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miguel Ángel Guerrero in a 0–3 La Liga away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

NEROCA

On 29 August 2021, Mendi joined I-League club NEROCA on a season-long deal.[9]

On 27 December 2021, he made his debut for the club against Sreenidi Deccan in a 3–2 win, in which he scored a hat-trick.[10]

References
  1. El Athletic de Bilbao ficha al cadete del CUC Villalba Sergio Mendiguchía, de 15 años (Athletic de Bilbao signs CUC Villalba's youth player Sergio Mendiguchía); El Faro del Guadarrama, 13 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Un síncope aparta al jugador del Athletic Mendigutxia de la competición (A syncope set aside Athletic's player Mendigutxia from the competition); El Mundo, 3 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Mendigutxia llega a un acuerdo para desvincularse del Athletic (Mendigutxia reaches agreement to dissociate from Athletic); El Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Oficial: La Roda, firma Mendigutxia (Official: La Roda, Mendigutxia signs); Todo Mercado Web, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. El filial contrata al delantero Mendiguchia (The reserve side signs forward Mendiguchia); Diario de Córdoba, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. El Barça B coge aire ante un Córdoba negado en ataque (Barça B takes air against a Córdoba denied in attack); Marca, 30 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Mendi, delantero del Córdoba, primer fichaje del filial (Mendi, forward of Córdoba, first signing of the reserves); La Nueva España, 11 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. El Athletic atropella al Sporting (Athletic runs over Sporting); Marca, 26 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. "NEROCA FC sign ex-Athletic Bilbao forward Sergio Mendigutxia". KhelNow. 28 August 2021.
  10. "I-League 2021-2022: NEROCA FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. 27 December 2021.
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