Víctor Méndez

Víctor Méndez
	Méndez with CSKA Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Víctor Felipe Méndez Obando
Date of birth	23 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Valdivia, Chile
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Colo-Colo
Youth career
	Unión Española
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2022	Unión Española
2022–2025	CSKA Moscow
2024–2025	→ Krylia Sovetov (loan)
2025–	Colo-Colo
International career‡
2018–2019	Chile U20
2021–	Chile
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Chile
South American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Víctor Felipe Méndez Obando (born 23 September 1999) is a Chilean football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.

Club career

On 28 July 2022, Méndez signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.^[1]

On 12 April 2024, Méndez extended his contract with CSKA to June 2026.^[2]

On 12 September 2024, Méndez moved on loan to Krylia Sovetov Samara, joining his national team and former Unión Española teammate Thomas Galdames at the club.^[3] In January 2025, Méndez went AWOL, failing to show up on time for Krylia's training camp.^[4]

On 22 January 2025, Colo-Colo announced the transfer of Méndez.^[5]

International career

At under-20 level, Méndez represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,^[6] and the 2019 South American Championship

Méndez made his debut for the Chile national team on 9 December 2021 in a 2–2 draw against Mexico.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión Española	2017	Chilean Primera División	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018	Chilean Primera División	21	0	2	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	24	0
	2019	Chilean Primera División	18	0	6	0	3^[b]	1	0	0	27	1
	2020	Chilean Primera División	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
	2021	Chilean Primera División	29	1	8	0	2^[c]	1	0	0	39	2
	2022	Chilean Primera División	16	1	1	0	1^[d]	0	0	0	18	1
	Total		116	3	18	0	6	2	1	0	141	5
CSKA Moscow	2022–23	Russian Premier League	26	0	12	0	–		0	0	38	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	24	1	8	0	–		1^[e]	0	33	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		50	1	20	0	–		1	0	71	1
Krylia Sovetov (loan)	2024–25	Russian Premier League	10	0	3	0	–		–		13	0
Career total			176	4	41	0	6	2	2	0	225	6

^ Appearance in the Chilean Primera División play-offs
^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 16 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Chile	2021	2
	2022	4
	2023	4
Total		10

Honours

CSKA Moscow

Russian Cup: 2022–23^[8]

Chile U20

South American Games Gold medal: 2018

References

^ "Виктор Мендес пополнил состав красно-синих" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виктором Мендесом" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 April 2024.
^ "Виктор Мендес – в "Крыльях Советов"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 12 September 2024.
^ "Официальное заявление ПФК «Крылья Советов» по ситуации с полузащитником Виктором Мендесом". pfcks.ru (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "¡𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐎́𝐍!" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo. 22 January 2025.
^ Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.
^ "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил «Краснодар» в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.

External links

Víctor Méndez at Soccerway
Víctor Méndez at BDFA (in Spanish)
Felipe Méndez at PlayMakerStats

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[8] Appearance in the Chilean Primera División play-offs

[9] Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

[10] Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

[11] Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

[RSC-12] Appearance in Russian Super Cup

[1] "Виктор Мендес пополнил состав красно-синих" (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[2] "ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виктором Мендесом" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 April 2024.

[3] "Виктор Мендес – в "Крыльях Советов"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 12 September 2024.

[4] "Официальное заявление ПФК «Крылья Советов» по ситуации с полузащитником Виктором Мендесом". pfcks.ru (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[5] "¡𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐎́𝐍!" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo. 22 January 2025.

[6] Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[7] "Mexico vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. 29 January 2022.

[13] "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил «Краснодар» в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.

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