Following his move to Instituto Cordoba, Méndez's current-season form is down 62% on last season (Season 16→6), while his Rating eased 36→26. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Instituto Cordoba · 8th	14	0	0	6.71	26	6
2024/25	Newells Old Boys · 25th	23	0	0	6.58	36	16
2022/23	San Lorenzo · 6th	27	2	2	6.77	48	29
2021/22	Talleres Cordoba · 3rd	37	0	2	6.78	53	27
2020/21	Talleres Cordoba · 3rd	10	1	0	6.78	55	41

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

I. Méndez is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Instituto Cordoba, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Méndez.

On the season, Méndez graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.687 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 29 Méndez is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down4 clubs

26.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.1%

Minutes

limited game time

3.69

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Instituto Cordoba finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

3.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18.1%

Available fixtures33 of 33

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.687

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Dribble success %71.4

Cards / 900.67

Foul involvement / 902.682

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~19), then tapers with age. At 29, Méndez sits on 10.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Méndez's projected Rating — 26.2 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.