Sergio Mendigutxia

Sergio Mendigutxia Iglesias, simply known as Mendi (born 12 June 1993), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing Ferrol as a forward.

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)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Racing Ferrol
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– Racing Ferrol 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2017 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendigutxia and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Mendi began playing as a senior with local CU Collado Villalba in the 2008–09 season, in 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 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in the 2011–12 season, Mendi suffered a syncope in early April 2012, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[2] He rescinded his link with the Biscay side on 3 November, after failing to appear in 2012–13.[3]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, for the Segunda División championship.[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]

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)
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