Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro (born 28 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Instituto, on loan from Newell's Old Boys.
Career Club Méndez began in the youth system of Andes Talleres in 2005, where he spent seven years, trialling at Boca Juniors in 2009, before joining the ranks of Argentinos Juniors in 2012. He first appeared in the Argentinos first-team on 8 July 2017 for a Primera B Nacional match with Gimnasia y Esgrima, but he was an unused substitute. On 12 July, Méndez made his professional debut in the same competition versus Nueva Chicago. Another appearance followed in 2016–17 as Argentinos won the title and therefore promotion to the 2017–18 Primera División. In January 2019, Méndez joined Talleres, as part of a deal involving Carlos Quintana.
On 8 July 2022, Méndez joined San Lorenzo, signing a 1.5 years contract. In December, he started attracting attention from Liga MX clubs and other Argentinian clubs, eventually joining Vélez Sarsfield on a free transfer and signing a two-year contract.
On 9 July 2024, Méndez joined Newell's Old Boys, signing a 3.5 years contract. On 31 July 2025, he joined Instituto on a 1.5 year loan, with an option to join them permanently for a reported fee of $900 thousand.
International Méndez was called up to Argentina's squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as an injury replacement for Ezequiel Barco. However, he failed to feature in a match as Argentina were eliminated at the group stage.
Personal life From his grandmother, he is of Chilean descent.
Career statistics .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsArgentinos Juniors2016–17Primera B Nacional2000——202017–18Primera División0000——002018–1910020——120Total12020——140Talleres2019–20Primera División15210——1622020–21Primera División10160601303512021Primera División240005081371Total49370110211724San Lorenzo2022Primera División19100——191Vélez Sarsfield2023Primera División13000—1412712024Primera División3010—80120Total16010—221391Newell's2024Primera División12010——1302025Primera División6000——60Total18010——190Instituto2025Primera División9000——902026Primera División8000——80Total17000——170Career total13141101104321966
Honours Argentinos Juniors Primera B Nacional: 2016–17
Vélez Sarsfield
Primera División Argentina: 2024
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