Jesús Mendieta
{{short description|Peruvian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jesús Mendieta
| image =
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| fullname = Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|04|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lima, Peru
| height = 1.73 m{{WorldFootball.net|jesus-mendieta}}
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Alianza Universidad
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sporting Cristal
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Sporting Cristal
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = → Alianza Atlético (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Ayacucho (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2022
| clubs4 = Ayacucho
| caps4 = 69
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Alianza Atlético
| caps5 = 52
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Alianza Universidad
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Peru U15
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = Peru U17
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 16:44, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
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Jesús Alexander Mendieta Rojas (born 11 April 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back for Peruvian Primera División side Alianza Universidad.
Career
=Club career=
Mendieta started in football by participating in inter-neighborhood tournaments in the Chorrillos District, later going to an academy called "Todos Juntos" where he began his training. He then joined Atletico Minero, a football club based in Matucana, with which he participated in the Copa Federación, a tournament for youths organized by the Peruvian Football Federation.{{cite web|url=https://elpopular.pe/deportes/2023/07/08/jesus-mendieta-rojas-ahora-ha-nacido-mi-bebito-quiero-ser-profesional-futbol-peruano-158720|title=Jesús Mendieta: "Ahora que ha nacido mi bebito, quiero ser más profesional"|trans-title=Jesús Mendieta: "Now that my baby has been born, I want to be more professional"|publisher=El Popular|last=Arrunategui|first=Victor|access-date=8 July 2023|language=es}}
In 2016, Mendieta was promoted to Sporting Cristal's reserve team and one year later - in 2017 - to the first team.[https://depor.com/futbol-peruano/descentralizado/sporting-cristal-conoce-jesus-mendieta-debutante-choque-ayacucho-fc-40980/ Sporting Cristal: conoce a Jesús Mendieta, una de las apuestas de Pablo Zegarra (VIDEO)], depor.com, 7 January 2017 However, he was not able to get his debut and he was then loaned out to Alianza Atlético on 24 August 2017 for the rest of the year.[https://lanueve.com.pe/2017/08/24/sporting-cristal-jeremy-canela-y-jesus-mendieta-fueron-cedidos-a-prestamo-a-alianza-atletico/ Sporting Cristal: Jeremy Canela y Jesús Mendieta fueron cedidos a préstamo a Alianza Atlético], lanueve.com.pe, 24 August 2017 He made 10 appearances for the club.
In the summer 2018, he joined Ayacucho FC on loan.[https://www.fdmsports.com/conoce-los-16-jugadores-prestamo-de-la-cantera-celeste Conoce a los 16 jugadores a préstamo de la cantera celeste], fdmsports.com, 3 September 2017 The loan deal was later extended for the 2019 season as well.[https://libero.pe/futbol-peruano/1390303-sporting-cristal-anuncio-lista-11-futbolistas-estaran-temporada-liga-1-2019-copa-libertadores Sporting Cristal anunció lista de 11 futbolistas que no estarán en esta temporada], libero.pe, 8 January 2019 Mendieta's contract with Sporting Cristal expired at the end of 2019 and he then joined Ayacucho on permanent basis.[https://www.facebook.com/AyacuchoFCpaginadehinchas/posts/1596293810510283/ ¡MENDIETA ES DE AYACUCHO FC! El lateral...], facebook.com, 12 December 2019
Ahead of the 2023 season, Mendieta moved to his former club, Alianza Atlético; a club he formerly played for on loan in the 2017 season.[https://twitter.com/alianzasullana_/status/1601724722173001728 𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 💙 | Jesús Mendieta 🎯🤝], twitter.com, 11 December 2022 Ahead of the 2025 season, he then moved to newly promoted Peruvian Primera División side Alianza Universidad.[https://ovacion.pe/noticias/alianza-universidad/jesus-mendieta-nuevo-jugador-alianza-universidad Jesús Mendieta es nuevo jugador de Alianza Universidad], ovacion.pe, 24 November 2024
International career
Mendieta was one of the figures of the Peruvian 15 national team that won the 2013 2013 South American U-15 Championship title in Bolivia. He finished as Peru's third top scorer with two goals. He was also a part of the U17 national team squad in the 2015 South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jesus-alexander-mendieta-rojas/399023}}
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Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Peruvian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Peruvian sportsmen
Category:Peruvian Primera División players
Category:Sporting Cristal footballers
Category:Alianza Atlético footballers
Category:Ayacucho FC footballers