Sergio Mendigutxia

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 Forward
Club information
Current team
Sporting Gijón B
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– Sporting B 37 (13)
2015– Sporting Gijón 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2015.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendigutxia and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

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

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in the 2011–12 season, Mendi suffered a syncope in early April 2012, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[2] He rescinded his link with the Biscay side on 3 November, after failing to appear in 2012–13.[3]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

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