Andrés Mena

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Andrés Mena
Personal information
Full name Andrés David Mena Montenegro
Date of birth (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aucas
Youth career
Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Independiente del Valle 4 (0)
2019–2020 Independiente Juniors 19 (1)
2021–2023 Rangers 0 (0)
2021 → Atlético Santo Domingo (loan) 10 (2)
2022 → El Nacional (loan) 26 (1)
2023 → 9 de Octubre (loan) 9 (0)
2024-2025 El Nacional 6 (0)
2026– Aucas 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2025

Andrés David Mena Montenegro (born 7 September 2000) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aucas in the LigaPro.

Career

A product of Independiente del Valle, Mena made his professional debut with them on 1 November 2018 in the top division,[2][3] and also played for the reserve team, Independiente Juniors, in the second level.[4] He was a member of the squads that won both the 2019 Copa Sudamericana and the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[5]

In 2021, Mena moved to Chile and signed with Rangers de Talca.[5] In the second half of the same year, he returned to Ecuador, on loan to Atlético Santo Domingo.[6]

In 2022, Mena switched to El Nacional, with whom he won the Ecuadorian Serie B.[7][8] The next year, he went on to 9 de Octubre.[9][10]

In January 2024, Mena rejoined El Nacional in the Ecuadorian top division.[2][9] He made an appearance at the 2024 Copa Libertadores in the 0–1 loss against Sportivo Trinidense on 29 February.[11][12]

References

  1. Andrés Mena at WorldFootball.net
  2. "El Nacional comienza a oficializar llegadas aunque no tenga dirigencia". www.futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). January 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. "#RecuerdoIDV". facebook.com (in Spanish). Independiente Del Valle. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. "Andrés Mena Ecu Serie B 2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. "Andrés Mena, una de las promesas del fútbol ecuatoriano, llegó a Rangers de Talca". AS Chile (in Spanish). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. "Jugador extranjero se despide de Rangers: "No pude demostrar lo que venía a hacer"". Pasión Por Los Deportes (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. "El Nacional confirma la contratacion de un refuerzo formado en IDV OFICIAL". www.futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. "El Nacional celebra en casa su TITULO de Campeón 2022 – Serie B". caravanadelcampeon.com.ec (in Spanish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024. se consiguió un objetivo y vamos por más", comentó Andrés Mena.
  9. "En medio del éxodo, El Nacional empezó a sumar incorporaciones". Olé Ecuador (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. "9 de Octubre caza la cima de la Serie B". OneFootball (in Spanish). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. "El Nacional prepara su debut en 2024 con desafío internacional por CONMEBOL Libertadores". ESPN (in Spanish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025. "Estamos preparados y mentalizados para lo que será este 2024, aunque para muchos será nuestra primera Libertadores", destacó Andrés Mena, que llegó este año al equipo militar.
  12. "Trinidense logra la hazaña y se mete a Fase 3". www.ladeportiva.com.py (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.