Domestic-league season · Lanus.
On loan at Newells Old Boys — Copa Argentina: 28 apps, 0g 1a, 1755 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Lanus; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Copa Argentinaat Newells Old Boys | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1755 | 7.01 |
 Liga Profesional Argentina | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1006 | 6.79 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 9 | 0 | 2 | 490 | 6.91 |
| Copa Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Following his move to Lanus, Méndez's current-season form is down 25% on last season (Season 40→30), while his Rating eased 41→25. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 49).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lanus · 8th | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 | 25 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Newells Old Boys · 25th | 34 | 1 | 3 | 6.96 | 41 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | Newells Old Boys · 11th | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 47 | 49 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
A. Méndez is a 30-year-old full-back at Lanus, rated 24.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 633rd of 962 in the Primera Nacional. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 7.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Méndez.
Judged on this season alone, Méndez graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 98 of the 98 full-backs in the Primera Nacional, on 5 clean sheets and 7.515 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 30). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 78th of 98 of the 98 full-backs in the Primera Nacional. At 30 Méndez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
7.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 18 appearances.
With a Rating of 24.5, Méndez carries the 78th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Primera Nacional of 98. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (7.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 30, Méndez sits on 9.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Méndez's projected Rating — 24.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
