Sergio Mendigutxia

Mendi
Mendi with DPMM II in 2024
Personal information
Full name Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias
Date of birth (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 DPMM FC II
Number 7
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 22 (3)
2021–2022 NEROCA 16 (10)
2022 US Mariglianese 5 (1)
2023 Gokulam Kerala 12 (8)
2023 AFC Eskilstuna 9 (0)
2024 Marino de Luanco 6 (1)
2024– DPMM II 5 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendigutxia and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias (born 12 June 1993), commonly known by his nickname Mendi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for DPMM FC of the Brunei Super League.[1]

Club career

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Europe

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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.[2] Mendi also appeared with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in the Segunda División B.[citation needed]

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in the 2011–12 season, Mendi suffered a syncope in early April 2012, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[3] He rescinded his link with the Biscay side on 3 November, after failing to appear in 2012–13.[4]

On 30 January 2013 Mendi signed with La Roda CF, in the third level.[5] In July he signed with Córdoba CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[6]

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.[7] On 11 July of the following year he joined another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B.[8]

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.[9]

India

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On 29 August 2021, Mendi joined I-League club NEROCA on a season-long deal.[10] 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.[11] He later played the first half of 2023 for Gokulam Kerala. In July 2023, he signed a contract until the end of the year with Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna.[12]

Brunei

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In August 2024, after being previously linked to the club,[13] Mendi finally joined the domestic team of DPMM FC, a football club owned by the Crown Prince of Brunei.[14] He made his debut on 1 September 2024 against MS ABDB scoring twice in a 2–1 victory.[15] In the second fixture against AKSE Bersatu on 19 October, Mendi scored five goals in a 6–1 victory.[16] Three days later, he netted a brace at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium against Indera SC which finished 2–0.[17] He continued his hot form by scoring a hat-trick against BSRC FC on the 25th in a 6–1 win.[18] On his fifth game for DPMM II against Lun Bawang FC, Mendi scored five goals in a 12–1 rout.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Mendi at Soccerway
  2. ^ 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) Archived 19 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine; El Faro del Guadarrama, 13 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Un síncope aparta al jugador del Athletic Mendigutxia de la competición (A syncope set aside Athletic's player Mendigutxia from the competition) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Mundo, 3 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Mendigutxia llega a un acuerdo para desvincularse del Athletic (Mendigutxia reaches agreement to dissociate from Athletic) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Mundo Deportivo, 3 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Oficial: La Roda, firma Mendigutxia (Official: La Roda, Mendigutxia signs) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Todo Mercado Web, 30 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El filial contrata al delantero Mendiguchia (The reserve side signs forward Mendiguchia) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Diario de Córdoba, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Barça B coge aire ante un Córdoba negado en ataque (Barça B takes air against a Córdoba denied in attack) Archived 10 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 30 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Mendi, delantero del Córdoba, primer fichaje del filial (Mendi, forward of Córdoba, first signing of the reserves) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; La Nueva España, 11 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El Athletic atropella al Sporting (Athletic runs over Sporting) Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 26 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Thoyakkat, Harigovind (28 August 2021). "NEROCA FC sign ex-Athletic Bilbao forward Sergio Mendigutxia". KhelNow.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  11. ^ "I-League 2021-2022: NEROCA FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ^ Staifo, Ninib (25 July 2023). "Officiellt: AFC Eskilstuna värvar Sergio Mendigutxia" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ^ "DPMM FC to sign former Atletico Bilbao striker in 2024". DPMM FC. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Brunei Super League to return this weekend". Borneo Bulletin. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  15. ^ "01/09/2024 Super Brunei League". Radio Television Brunei. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  16. ^ "DPMM FC berpesta gol". Pelita Brunei. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  17. ^ "DPMM FC terus catat kemenangan". Pelita Brunei. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  18. ^ "26/10/2024 Brunei Super League". Radio Television Brunei. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  19. ^ "DPMM FC secure fifth straight win after 12-1 rout". Borneo Bulletin. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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