Bruno Méndez (footballer)

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Bruno Méndez

Méndez with Corinthians in 2022

Personal information

Full name

Bruno Méndez Cittadini^[1]

Date of birth

10 September 1999 (age 25)

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

Youth career

2009–2011

Danubio

2011–2017

Montevideo Wanderers

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2017–2019

Montevideo Wanderers

(1)

2019–2023

Corinthians

(1)

2021–2022

→ Internacional (loan)

(2)

2024

Granada

(2)

2024–

Toluca

(0)

International career^‡

2017

Uruguay U18

(0)

2018–2019

Uruguay U20

(0)

2019

Uruguay U22

(0)

2018–

Uruguay

(0)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Uruguay
South American Games
	2018 Cochabamba	Team

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

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]

Club career

Montevideo Wanderers

Méndez 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

In February 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Brazilian Série A club Corinthians.^[6]

Internacional (loan)

On 1 July 2021, Corinthians sent Méndez on a one-year loan to fellow Série A club Internacional.^[7]

Granada

On 26 December 2023, La Liga side Granada announced that Méndez would join the club on 1 January 2024.^[8]

Toluca

On 9 July 2024, Méndez joined Liga MX club Toluca.^[9]

International career

Youth

Méndez 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

Following 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

Club

As of 24 May 2024.^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montevideo Wanderers	2017	Primera División	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2018	Primera División	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	Série A	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

As of match played 23 March 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Uruguay	2018	2
	2019	0
	2020	0
	2021	0
	2022	0
	2023	4
	2024	1^[a]
Total		7

^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

Honours

Uruguay U20

South American Games silver medal: 2018^[13]

References

^ "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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bruno Méndez Cittadini.

Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)

v t e Deportivo Toluca F.C. – current squad
1 Volpi 3 Piñuelas 4 Méndez 6 Pereira 7 Domínguez 8 Orrantia 10 Angulo 11 Araújo 13 Luan 14 Ruiz 15 Helinho 17 B. García 19 López 20 Gallardo 22 L. García 23 Baeza 24 Amaya 25 Vega 26 Paulinho 28 Carrera 30 Duarte 31 Morales Manager: Paiva

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