 Méndez with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Víctor Felipe Méndez Obando | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valdivia, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Unión Española | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Unión Española | 116 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | CSKA Moscow | 50 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Krylia Sovetov (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Colo-Colo | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Chile U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chile | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Víctor Felipe Méndez Obando (born 23 September 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.
Club career
On 28 July 2022, Méndez signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.[1]
On 12 April 2024, Méndez extended his contract with CSKA to June 2026.[2]
On 12 September 2024, Méndez moved on loan to Krylia Sovetov Samara, joining his national team and former Unión Española teammate Thomas Galdames at the club.[3] In January 2025, Méndez went AWOL, failing to show up on time for Krylia's training camp.[4]
On 22 January 2025, Colo-Colo announced the transfer of Méndez.[5] CSKA communications director commented on the same day that the announcement is premature as the transfer contract is being discussed, but is not yet finalized and signed.[6] On 27 January 2025, Krylia Sovetov formally announced the termination of the loan contract with CSKA.[7] CSKA confirmed the transfer to Colo-Colo on 29 January 2025.[8]
International career
At under-20 level, Méndez represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,[9] and the 2019 South American Championship
Méndez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Española | 2017 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Chilean Primera División | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 116 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 5 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 20 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | |||
| Krylia Sovetov (loan) | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6 | ||
- Appearance in the Chilean Primera División play-offs
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
CSKA Moscow
Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
- "Виктор Мендес пополнил состав красно-синих" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виктором Мендесом" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 April 2024.
- "Виктор Мендес – в "Крыльях Советов"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 12 September 2024.
- "Официальное заявление ПФК «Крылья Советов» по ситуации с полузащитником Виктором Мендесом". pfcks.ru (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- "¡𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐎́𝐍!" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo. 22 January 2025.
- "Брейдо: «С удивлением увидели объявление о трансфере Мендеса со стороны «Коло‑Коло». Чилийские коллеги торопят события»" (in Russian). Match TV. 22 January 2025.
- "Виктор Мендес покидает «Крылья Советов»️" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov. 27 January 2025.
- "Виктор Мендес перешел в «Коло-Коло»" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 29 January 2025.
- Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway. 29 January 2022.
- "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил «Краснодар» в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.
External links
- Víctor Méndez at Soccerway
- Víctor Méndez at BDFA (in Spanish)