Jesús Mendieta

Jesús Mendieta
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas
Date of birth (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Alianza Universidad
Youth career
Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sporting Cristal 0 (0)
2017 → Alianza Atlético (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Ayacucho (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2022 Ayacucho 69 (2)
2023–2024 Alianza Atlético 52 (2)
2025– Alianza Universidad 0 (0)
International career
2013 Peru U15
2015 Peru U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas (born 11 April 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Peruvian Primera División side Alianza Universidad.

Career

Club career

Mendieta started in football by participating in inter-neighborhood tournaments in the Chorrillos District, later going to an academy called "Todos Juntos" where he began his training. He then joined Atletico Minero, a football club based in Matucana, with which he participated in the Copa Federación, a tournament for youths organized by the Peruvian Football Federation.[2]

In 2016, Mendieta was promoted to Sporting Cristal's reserve team and one year later - in 2017 - to the first team.[3] However, he was not able to get his debut and he was then loaned out to Alianza Atlético on 24 August 2017 for the rest of the year.[4] He made 10 appearances for the club.

In the summer 2018, he joined Ayacucho FC on loan.[5] The loan deal was later extended for the 2019 season as well.[6] Mendieta's contract with Sporting Cristal expired at the end of 2019 and he then joined Ayacucho on permanent basis.[7]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Mendieta moved to his former club, Alianza Atlético; a club he formerly played for on loan in the 2017 season.[8] Ahead of the 2025 season, he then moved to newly promoted Peruvian Primera División side Alianza Universidad.[9]

International career

Mendieta was one of the figures of the Peruvian 15 national team that won the 2013 2013 South American U-15 Championship title in Bolivia. He finished as Peru's third top scorer with two goals. He was also a part of the U17 national team squad in the 2015 South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay.

References

  1. ^ Jesús Mendieta at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Arrunategui, Victor. "Jesús Mendieta: "Ahora que ha nacido mi bebito, quiero ser más profesional"" [Jesús Mendieta: "Now that my baby has been born, I want to be more professional"] (in Spanish). El Popular. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ Sporting Cristal: conoce a Jesús Mendieta, una de las apuestas de Pablo Zegarra (VIDEO), depor.com, 7 January 2017
  4. ^ Sporting Cristal: Jeremy Canela y Jesús Mendieta fueron cedidos a préstamo a Alianza Atlético, lanueve.com.pe, 24 August 2017
  5. ^ Conoce a los 16 jugadores a préstamo de la cantera celeste, fdmsports.com, 3 September 2017
  6. ^ Sporting Cristal anunció lista de 11 futbolistas que no estarán en esta temporada, libero.pe, 8 January 2019
  7. ^ ¡MENDIETA ES DE AYACUCHO FC! El lateral..., facebook.com, 12 December 2019
  8. ^ 𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 💙 | Jesús Mendieta 🎯🤝, twitter.com, 11 December 2022
  9. ^ Jesús Mendieta es nuevo jugador de Alianza Universidad, ovacion.pe, 24 November 2024