Méndez's current-season form is up 180% on last season (Season 5→14), while his Rating climbed 26→28. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Instituto Cordoba · 9th	16	0	1	6.65	29	13
2025/26	Instituto CordobaLoan · 8th	14	0	0	6.71	26	5
2025/26	Newells Old Boys	5	0	0	6.72	—	—
2024/25	Newells Old Boys · 25th	23	0	0	6.58	36	15
2024/25	Velez Sarsfield	11	0	0	6.58	—	—
2023/24	Velez Sarsfield	27	1	1	6.6	—	—
2022/23	San Lorenzo · 6th	27	2	2	6.77	48	29
2022/23	Talleres Cordoba	8	1	1	6.77	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

I. Méndez is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Newells Old Boys, rated 28.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 333rd of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 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 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 76th of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.496 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 69th of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 29 Méndez is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level4 clubs

Current potential69th of 96 central midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina · 15 apps Current season76th of 96 central midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina · 15 apps 76th-best central midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina 333rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 69th-highest potential central midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina

28.3

Ratingi

69th of 96 central midfielders

13.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.5

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.5

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.3, Méndez carries the 69th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 96 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 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 %35.8%

Available fixtures19 of 22

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.147

Goal contribution / 900.147

Defensive actions / 902.496

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %71.4

Cards / 900.294

Foul involvement / 901.175

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 29, Méndez sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Méndez's projected Rating — 28.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots4

Passing

Assists1

Chances created4

Passes337

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success71.4%

Duels won23

Duels won %50%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Newells Old Boys(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Instituto Cordoba(on loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Newells Old BoysJul 2024 – Jul 2025Free

Velez SarsfieldJan 2023 – Jul 2024

San LorenzoJul 2022 – Jan 2023Free

Talleres CordobaJan 2019 – Jul 2022

Argentinos JRSuntil Jan 2019

About I. Méndez

Juan Ignacio Méndez Aveiro is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Newells Old Boys, born on April 28, 1997 in Luján de Cuyo, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Newells Old Boys currently sit 14th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, I. Méndez has made 15 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 613 minutes, averaging a 6.58 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When I. Méndez plays, Newells Old Boys's record this season is 6W-3D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.6 at home against 6.66 on the road.

Recent matches

July 24, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Velez Sarsfield (37 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 5, 2026: 2-0 win away at Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto (16 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Newells Old Boys (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-0 win away at Deportivo Riestra (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 7, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Defensa Y Justicia (1 minutes)
March 17, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Independiente (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 12, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Talleres Cordoba (60 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 1, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Union Santa Fe (66 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 24, 2026: 1-1 draw away at San Lorenzo (75 minutes, 1 assist, 7.6 rating)
February 20, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Atletico Tucuman (42 minutes, 6.6 rating)

I. Méndez's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Newells Old Boys face Estudiantes L.P. away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Méndez at 28.3 with a Season form score of 13.9, ranking 333rd of 493 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Primera Nacional. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, I. Méndez has totalled 205 club appearances with 7 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 37 appearances for Talleres Cordoba.

I. Méndez's career has also included time at Instituto Cordoba, Velez Sarsfield, San Lorenzo, Talleres Cordoba and Argentinos JRS.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

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