Bruno Méndez Cittadini (born 10 September 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Liga MX club Toluca and the Uruguay national team.[2][3]
 Méndez with Corinthians in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bruno Méndez Cittadini[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Toluca | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Danubio | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Corinthians | 88 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Internacional (loan) | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Granada | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Toluca | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Uruguay U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Uruguay | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMontevideo Wanderers
editMéndez developed through the academy of Montevideo Wanderers and made his professional debut on 19 November 2017 against Rampla Juniors in a 1–0 home win.[4] He scored his debut professional goal on 21 October 2018 against River Plate Montevideo in a 5–0 away win.[5]
Corinthians
editIn February 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Brazilian Série A club Corinthians.[6]
Internacional (loan)
editOn 1 July 2021, Corinthians sent Méndez on a one-year loan to fellow Série A club Internacional.[7]
Granada
editOn 26 December 2023, La Liga side Granada announced that Méndez would join the club on 1 January 2024.[8]
Toluca
editInternational career
editYouth
editMéndez is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at different age levels. He was also the captain of Uruguay team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 Pan American Games.
Senior
editFollowing the injuries of Diego Godín and Marcelo Saracchi, Méndez received his first call-up to the Uruguay senior team for friendlies against Brazil and France in November 2018.[10] He made his debut in a friendly that was played in London against Brazil on 16 November 2018 and played the full game.[11]
On 21 October 2022, Méndez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 24 May 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2017 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | 101 | 1 | |||
| Internacional (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 25 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | |||
| Granada | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 142 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Campeonato Paulista.
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho.
International
edit- As of match played 23 March 2024[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1[a] | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
- ^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.
Honours
editUruguay U20
- South American Games silver medal: 2018[13]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ Bruno Méndez, un bohemio fanático de Aguada y La Vela y que se ganó la confianza de Tabárez elobservador.com.uy
- ^ a b c Bruno Méndez at Soccerway
- ^ "Wanderers vs. Rampla Juniors - 19 November 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "River Plate vs. Wanderers - 21 October 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Zagueiro Bruno Méndez assina com o Timão". Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Inter oficializa a contratação de Bruno Méndez por empréstimo do Corinthians" [Inter announces signing of Bruno Méndez on loan from Corinthians]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Bruno Méndez, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Bruno Méndez, new Granada CF player] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Toluca anunció al nuevo líder de su defensa: Él es Bruno Méndez" (in Spanish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Comunicado de Sanidad y convocados". auf.org.uy. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Brazil v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External links
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- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)