Cristian Menéndez

Cristian Menéndez

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Matías Menéndez
Date of birth	(1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Atlético Tucumán
Number	11
Youth career
2004–2007	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2014	Lanús	40	(3)
2010–2011	→ Emelec (loan)	36	(12)
2011–2012	→ Libertad (loan)	32	(9)
2013	→ Quilmes (loan)	13	(2)
2013–2014	→ Independiente (loan)	19	(1)
2014–2017	Tucumán	92	(30)
2017–2019	Veracruz	67	(15)
2020	Puebla	7	(2)
2020–2021	Everton	16	(2)
2021–	Atlético Tucumán	66	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:52, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Cristian Matías Menéndez (Latin American Spanish: [kɾiˈstjam maˈti.as meˈnendes], born 2 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer that currently plays for Skip FC.

Club career

Lanús

Menéndez began playing in 2007 for Lanús. He made his debut in a remarkable 2–6 home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí on 2 May 2008. His first goal for the club came on 14 March 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Colón. In 2009, he gained his first experiences of international club football featuring in 2 Copa Libertadores 2009 and 2 Copa Sudamericana 2009 games.

Emelec

On 5 June 2010 left Club Atlético Lanús and joined on loan with sold option to Club Sport Emelec. While there, he tweeted a racist and insulting comment regarding Ecuatorians (and Bolivians as well); his loan was canceled and he had to leave Ecuador.^[1]

Libertad

In 2011, he was loaned to Libertad of Paraguay.

Honours

Lanús

• Torneo de Apertura: 2007

Emelec

• Ecuadorian Serie A: Runner–up 2010

References

External links

• Cristian Menendez at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Cristian Menéndez – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
• Cristian Menéndez at Football-Lineups
• Cristian Menéndez at Soccerway