Eugenio Mena

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Eugenio Mena
Mena playing for Chile in 2013
Personal information
Full name Eugenio Esteban Mena Reveco[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Number 3
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Santiago Wanderers 91 (1)
2010–2013 Universidad de Chile 88 (7)
2013–2015 Santos 35 (0)
2015–2017 Cruzeiro 6 (0)
2016 → São Paulo (loan) 20 (0)
2017 → Sport Recife (loan) 23 (1)
2018 Bahia 5 (1)
2018–2022 Racing Club 96 (1)
2023– Universidad Católica 59 (2)
International career‡
2009–2010 Chile U23 10 (1)
2010– Chile 73 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
WinnerCopa América2015
WinnerCopa América Centenario2016
Runner-upFIFA Confederations Cup2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:15, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:52, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Eugenio Esteban Mena Reveco (Spanish pronunciation: [ewˈxenjo ˈmena]; born 18 July 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and the Chile national team.

Club career

Mena finished his formation in Santiago Wanderers' academy, and made his senior debuts in 2008 Chilean Primera División B. He scored his first professional goal on 11 October 2009, against San Marcos de Arica.[3]

In July 2010, Mena signed with Club Universidad de Chile, for a $500,000 fee for the half of his rights.[4] In his first season, Mena failed to break into a settled squad, appearing rarely. However, after the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli in 2011, Mena was converted into an important player of the La U squad. At the end of the season, he was a part of the squad which won Copa Sudamericana and Chilean Primera División.

On 3 July 2013, Mena signed a one-year loan deal with Brazilian Série A outfit Santos FC, with a buyout clause.[5] He quickly established himself as a starter, and on 5 June of the following year Peixe bought the remaining rights of the player.[6]

On 14 January 2015, Mena rescinded his contract Santos, after winning a court case due to unpaid wages.[7] Ten days later he agreed a deal with fellow league team Cruzeiro.[8]

On 9 July 2018, he joined Racing Club de Avellaneda.[9][10]

On 9 December 2022, Mena returned to Chile, joining Universidad Católica, on a two-year contract.[11]

International career

Mena represented Chile national football team U-23 on 2009 Toulon Tournament that finished first, and 2010 Toulon Tournament that finished fourth.

On 7 September 2010, he made his debut with the full squad, in a 1–2 defeat against Ukraine. On 21 March 2012, he scored his first goal for La Roja, in a 3–1 win against Peru.

Mena was also one of the 23-men selected by manager Jorge Sampaoli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in four matches during the tournament, all as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

As of As of match played 21 June 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League
State league[a]		 Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santiago Wanderers 2008 Primera División 38020———400
2009 37130———401
2010 16010———170
Total 91160———971
Universidad de Chile 2010 Primera División 7000—2[b]0—90
2011 40460—11[b]0—574
2012 29300—15[c]130374
2013 12060—2[d]0—200
Total 887120—301301338
Santos 2013 Série A 20030———230
2014 150————380
Total 350120140——610
Cruzeiro 2015 Série A 60208010[d]0—260
São Paulo (loan) 2016 Série A 2001010014[d]0—450
Sport Recife (loan) 2017 Série A 231608[e]08[b]0—451
Bahia 2018 Série A 512013[f]03[b]0—130
Racing Club 2018–19 Superliga 190———10200
2019–20 160———2[g]0180
2020–21 Primera División 60——10[d]0—160
2021 27030—8[d]0—380
2022 28110—6[b]0—351
Total 96140—240301271
Universidad Católica 2023 Primera División 21140—1[b]0—261
2024 28030—1[b]0—320
2025 22140—00—261
2026 900030602[h]0200
Total 8021103080201042
Career total 459135605609718067614
  1. Including State Leagues, Copa do Nordeste and Copa de la Liga
  2. Appearances Copa Sudamericana
  3. 12 appearances, one goal in Copa Libertadores; three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. Four appearances in Copa do Nordeste and four appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano.
  6. Eight appearances in Copa do Nordeste and five appearances in Campeonato Baiano.
  7. One appearance in Copa de la Superliga and one appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
  8. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile

International

As of match played on 5 September 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201010
201110
201272
2013141
2014100
201590
201680
201730
201820
201910
2021110
202240
202310
202410
Total733
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mena goal.
List of international goals scored by Eugenio Mena
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 March 2012Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile Peru3–13–1Copa del Pacífico
211 April 2012Estadio Jorge Basadre, Tacna, Peru1–03–0
314 August 2013Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark Iraq1–06–0Friendly

Honours

Universidad de Chile

Racing

Chile

Individual

  • Valparaíso UNESCO Medal, World Heritage: 2009
  • South American team of year: 2012[15]
  • Chilean league team of year: 2012
  • Best full back of SIFUP: 2012[16]

References

  1. "Mena é o primeiro reforço para 2016". saopaulofc.net. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Eugenio Mena" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. "S. Wanderers superó a San Marcos de Arica y alcanzó el liderato del Clausura" [S. Wanderers overcomes San Marcos de Arica and reaches the top of Clausura]. cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 11 October 2009.
  4. Cl, Cooperativa (30 July 2010). "Eugenio Mena se convirtió en flamante refuerzo de Universidad de Chile" [Eugenio Mena became Universidad de Chile's brilliant signing]. cooperativa.cl (in Spanish).
  5. "Santos FC contrata lateral esquerdo da Seleção Chilena Eugenio Mena" [Santos FC signs Chile national team left back Eugenio Mena] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. "Santos paga Universidad de Chile e compra Eugenio Mena em definitivo" [Santos pays Universidad de Chile and buys Euguenio Mena outright] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2014.
  7. "TRT concede liminar, e Mena é o primeiro a se desvincular do Santos" [TRT concedes injunction, and Mena is the first to leave Santos] (in Spanish). Globo Esporte. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. "Laterais têm acerto encaminhado com o Cruzeiro e serão anunciados" [Full-backs have agreement with Cruzeiro and will be announced] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. "Eugenio Mena es el nuevo refuerzo de Racing". Goal.com. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. "Eugenio Mena es el nuevo refuerzo de Racing". La Tercera. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. Sebastian (9 December 2022). "Cruzados anuncia principio de acuerdo con Eugenio Mena". Cruzados (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. Eugenio Mena at Soccerway
  13. Eugenio Mena at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. Cuatro jugadores de la "U" integran el "Equipo Ideal de América 2012" (Four players of La "U" take part of 2012's America's Best Eleven) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; La Tercera, 27 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  16. Los jugadores de la U se llevaron 9 de los 11 premios del Sifup a los que postulaban (La U players get 9 of the 11 Sifup prizes); Soy Chile, 11 July 2012 (in Spanish)