Alán Kevin Méndez Olivera (born 10 January 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División club Everton.[2]

Kevin Méndez
Personal information
Full name Alán Kevin Méndez Olivera
Date of birth (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Trinidad, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Everton
Youth career
2004–2008 Chacarita de Flores
2009–2014 Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Peñarol 0 (0)
2015–2018 Roma 0 (0)
2015Perugia (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017Lausanne-Sport (loan) 21 (4)
2017–2018Viterbese (loan) 25 (1)
2018–2019 Karpaty Lviv 13 (0)
2020–2022 Defensor Sporting 66 (7)
2022–2023 Peñarol 37 (4)
2024– Everton 0 (0)
International career
2011 Uruguay U15 14 (1)
2012–2013 Uruguay U17 36 (9)
2014–2015 Uruguay U20 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024

Club career edit

Méndez is a former youth academy player of Peñarol. In January 2015, he signed a four-year contract with Roma and was immediately loaned out to Perugia.[3]

On 12 July 2022, Méndez joined Peñarol on a contract until December 2023.[4]

In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined Everton de Viña del Mar.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kevin Méndez" (in Spanish). Peñarol. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ Kevin Méndez at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Kevin Méndez firmó con Roma y fue cedido a Perugia". 8 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kevin Méndez firmó su vínculo con Peñarol hasta diciembre del 2023: "En casa nuevamente"". 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ Vera, Pablo (20 January 2024). "Oficial: Everton ficha a un ex Roma que pasó por Suiza y Ucrania". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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