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Álex Menéndez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menéndez and the second or maternal family name is Díez.
Álex Menéndez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Menéndez Díez[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Langreo
Youth career
1996–2003 Astur
2003–2010 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sporting Gijón B 106 (1)
2011–2016 Sporting Gijón 57 (2)
2016 Girona 0 (0)
2017–2018 Reus 31 (0)
2018–2020 Aris 11 (0)
2019 → Córdoba (loan) 15 (0)
2021 Zamora 8 (0)
2022 Salamanca 16 (1)
2023 Xerez Deportivo 11 (0)
2023–2024 Covadonga 20 (3)
2024– Langreo 24 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:50, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Alejandro 'Álex' Menéndez Díez (born 15 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Segunda Federación club Langreo.

Club career

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Menéndez was born in Gijón, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy who was initially a left winger,[2] he made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, playing 21 games in the Segunda División B for the reserves,[3] who suffered relegation but were later reinstated.[4]

Menéndez first appeared officially with the main squad on 13 December 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[5] On 1 May of the following year, he again played the entire match in his La Liga bow, the 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF all but signifying the first team's relegation after a four-year stay.[6]

On 13 August 2013, Menéndez signed a new three-year contract with the club.[7] In summer 2014 he was definitely promoted to Sporting's first team, now in the Segunda División.

Menéndez scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2015, closing a 3–2 away victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[8] His second came two rounds later in another away fixture that ended in win, 2–1 at RCD Espanyol.[9]

On 30 July 2016, Menéndez signed a two-year deal with second-tier Girona FC, as a free agent.[10] On 8 August, however, after suffering a severe knee injury, he was released.[11]

On 13 July 2017, Menéndez agreed to a two-year contract at CF Reus Deportiu of the same league.[12] He first moved abroad in the 2018 off-season, joining Aris Thessaloniki F.C. from Greece on a two-year deal.[13]

Menéndez returned to Spain on 31 January 2019, on a six-month loan at division two side Córdoba CF.[14] Back at Aris, the Greek club attempted to force his departure by not paying his wages and making him train separately from his teammates;[15] on 28 January 2020, the player's contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[16]

On 19 March 2021, Menéndez signed with Spanish third-division Zamora CF until the end of the campaign.[17] Aged 30, he moved down to the newly formed Segunda Federación and remained there until his retirement, representing in quick succession Salamanca CF UDS,[18] Xerez Deportivo FC, CD Covadonga[19] and UP Langreo.[20]

Career statistics

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As of 5 August 2019[21][22]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón 2011–12 La Liga 2 0 2 0 — — 4 0
2012–13 Segunda División 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
2013–14 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
2014–15 24 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2015–16 La Liga 21 2 2 0 — — 23 2
Total 57 2 7 0 — — 64 2
Reus 2017–18 Segunda División 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
Aris 2018–19 Super League Greece 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 11 0 3 0 0 0 — 14 0
Córdoba (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Career total 114 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 125 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c Álex Menéndez at AS.com (in Spanish) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Alex Menéndez, o como nunca dejar de soñar (Alex Menéndez, or how to never stop dreaming); Vavel, 9 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Sporting B de Javi Vidales arranca esta mañana (Javi Vidales' Sporting B get going this morning); La Nueva España, 15 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El filial del Sporting, ocho años jugando con fuego (Sporting reserves, eight years playing with fire); La Nueva España, 11 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Muñiz, gol de bandera (Muñiz, wonder goal); Marca, 13 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Villarreal se declara inocente y condena al Sporting (Villarreal plead not guilty and condemn Sporting); Marca, 1 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Álex Menéndez renueva con el Sporting (Álex Menéndez renews with Sporting); El Desmarque, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Sporting se estrena en Riazor (Sporting start counting in Riazor); Marca, 20 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Álex Menéndez vuelve a valer tres puntos (Álex Menéndez equals three points again); Marca, 3 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Álex Menéndez, nuevo jugador del Girona (Álex Menéndez, new Girona player); Mundo Deportivo, 30 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ El Girona vol anul·lar el contracte d'Álex Menéndez (Girona want to nullify contract of Álex Menéndez); Diari de Girona, 8 August 2016 (in Catalan)
  12. ^ Álex Menéndez, nuevo jugador del Reus (Álex Menéndez, new player of Reus); Sport, 13 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Ανακοίνωσε και Μενέντεθ ο Άρης (Menéndez also announced at Aris); Sport 24, 11 July 2018 (in Greek)
  14. ^ Álex Menéndez, nuevo jugador del Córdoba Club de Fútbol (Álex Menéndez, new player of Córdoba Club de Fútbol); Córdoba CF, 31 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Aris must stop abusive treatment of Spanish player; FIFPRO, 15 January 2020
  16. ^ Λύση συνεργασίας με Menendez (Termination of cooperation with Menéndez); Aris FC, 28 January 2020 (in Greek)
  17. ^ Menéndez, el fichaje exprés del Zamora que ya marcó en Riazor (Menéndez, Zamora's express signing who has already scored in Riazor); Diario AS, 26 March 2021 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ El lateral izquierdo Álex Menéndez, tercer refuerzo invernal del Salamanca UDS (Left-back Álex Menéndez, third Salamanca UDS winter addition); El Norte de Castilla, 14 January 2022 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ El Covadonga incorpora al lateral Álex Menéndez, ex del Sporting, entre otros (Covadonga add full-back Álex Menéndez, formerly of Sporting, among others); Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias, 10 November 2023 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ El Langreo firma a un ex del Sporting para reforzar su lateral izquierdo (Langreo sign former Sporting man to bolster their left flank); La Nueva España, 12 July 2024 (in Spanish)
  21. ^ Álex Menéndez at Soccerway
  22. ^ Álex Menéndez at FBref.com Edit this at Wikidata
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