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Full nameMauro Andrés Méndez Acosta
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityUruguay
Age27
Date of birth17 Jan 1999
BirthplaceSalto
Height179 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubTigre
Centre-forward
16
Appearances
6
Goals
3
Assists
1387
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tigre.

Also this season

On loan at Estudiantes L.P.Copa Argentina: 35 apps, 5g 0a, 1372 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Tigre; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Banfield166313876.97

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Méndez is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Tigre, rated 35.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 314th of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.57 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Méndez.

Judged on this season alone, Méndez graded 8 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 54 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 appearances (0.57 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 28th of 54 of the 54 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Méndez is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Méndez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Streaky
35.7
Ratingi
28th of 54 centre-forwards
8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
12.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0.57
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

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

16
Apps
6
Goals
3
Assists
9
G+A
0.38
Goals / app

6 goals in 16 appearances (0.38 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.56 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.57 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 12.5% 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 35.7, Méndez carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 54. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target12
Shots25

Passing

Assists3
Chances created20
Passes197
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success53.3%
Duels won67
Duels won %40.9%
Fouls won28

Defending

Tackles6
Blocks1
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.