Esneyder Mena
Personal information
Full name Esneyder Mena Perea
Date of birth (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Unguía, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back, right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 América de Cali
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 UANL Premier 31 (6)
2017–2020 UANL 0 (0)
2017 → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 1 (0)
2018 → Patriotas Boyacá (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Correcaminos UAT (loan) 38 (3)
2020–2021 Deportivo Pasto 49 (0)
2022– América de Cali 66 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

Esneyder Mena Perea (born 3 November 1997) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a right-back for América de Cali. After a switch of position from right midfield, his technical ability, brilliant crossing and long-range passing led to him being dubbed ‘the Trent Alexander-Arnold of Colombian football’.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2019.[2][3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UANL Premier 2016–17 Segunda Division 19 3 – – 0 0 19 3
2017–18 Liga Premier – Serie A 12 3 – – 0 0 12 3
Total 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 6
UANL 2016–17 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 2017 Categoría Primera A 5 0 5[a] 1 – 0 0 10 1
Patriotas Boyacá (loan) 2018 8 0 0 0 – 0 0 8 0
Atlante 2018–19 Ascenso MX 11 0 3[b] 1 – 0 0 14 1
Career total 55 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 63 2
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Colombia
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa MX

References

  1. ^ "Reading set sights on signing the 'Colombian Alexander-Arnold' – Sources". 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ Esneyder Mena at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Statistics". Liga MX. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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