Gustavo Mencia

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gustavo Mencia

| image = Gustavo Mencia.jpg

| caption = Mencia with Libertad in 2015

| fullname = Gustavo Ramón Mencia Ávalos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Presidente Franco, Paraguay

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Rubio Ñu

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 = 2002–2006

| youthclubs1 = Libertad

| years1 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Libertad

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008

| clubs2 = 3 de Febrero

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = Sportivo Luqueño

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2010–2015

| clubs4 = Libertad

| caps4 = 188

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = Olimpia

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2019

| clubs6 = Universidad de Concepción

| caps6 = 80

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = Deportes Antofagasta

| caps7 = 22

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2021–2022

| clubs8 = Sol de América

| caps8 = 38

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = Sportivo Trinidense

| caps9 = 4

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Rubio Ñu

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Paraguay

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 8 May 2024

}}

Gustavo Ramón Mencia Ávalos (born 6 July 1988) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rubio Ñu in the Paraguayan División Intermedia.

Club career

Mencia was born in Presidente Franco, Paraguay. He started his career with Libertad. Subsequently, he played for 3 de Febrero, Sportivo Luqueño and Olimpia.{{cite news |title=Gustavo Mencia, el cuarto refuerzo decano |url=https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/gustavo-mencia-el-cuarto-refuerzo-decano/amp |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=Diario HOY |date=18 December 2015 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=SU OFICINA ES EL CAMPO DE JUEGO |url=https://www.cronica.com.py/2020/10/17/oficina-campo-juego/ |website=Crónica |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=es |date=17 October 2020}}

From 2017 to 2021, he played in Chile for Universidad de Concepción (2017–2019) and Deportes Antofagasta (2020–2021) in the top division.{{cite news |last1=Velozo |first1=Pablo |title=Defensor paraguayo Gustavo Mencia se convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de la UdeC |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/futbol-nacional/2017/01/24/gustavo-mencia-a-detalles-de-convertirse-en-fichaje-de-la-universidad-de-concepcion.shtml |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=BioBioChile |publisher=Radio Bío-Bío |date=24 January 2017 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Gustavo Mencia posa oficialmente con la camiseta de Antofagasta |url=https://tntsports.cl/nacional/Las-primeras-palabras-del-nuevo-zaguero-20200206-0024.html |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=TNT Sports Chile |date=6 February 2020 |language=es}}

Back in Paraguay, he played for Sol de América{{cite news |title=Sol de América renueva con Rodrigo Rojas y Gustavo Mencia |url=https://elnacional.com.py/deportes/2022/07/21/sol-de-america-renueva-con-rodrigo-rojas-y-gustavo-mencia/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=elnacional.com.py |date=21 July 2022 |language=es}} and Sportivo Trinidense.{{cite news |title=Sportivo Trinidense: Gustavo Mencia se une al “Triqui” |url=https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/2023/01/23/sportivo-trinidense-gustavo-mencia-se-une-al-triqui/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=www.abc.com.py |date=23 January 2023 |language=es}}

In 2024, he joined Rubio Ñu in the Paraguayan second level.{{cite news |last1=Lugo |first1=Enrique |title=Rubio Ñu suma su primer punto y frena al Deportivo Recoleta |url=https://1000noticias.com.py/2024/04/19/rubio-nu-suma-su-primer-punto-y-frena-al-deportivo-recoleta/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=1000 Noticias |date=20 April 2024 |language=es}}

International career

On 14 November 2012, Mencia made his debut for the Paraguay national football team and also scored his first goal in a friendly match against Guatemala.