N. Mendez-Laing · career
Nathaniel Otis Méndez-Laing
Wingers · Milton Keynes Dons · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/254 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 185 appearances, 31 goals and 35 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Derby — Season rating 49, 9 goals and 15 assists in 46 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 25 points at Derby. Form has slipped 24 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 24 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Championship) and kept playing — 41 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | 41 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | Derby | 46 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | Derby | 44 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | Cardiff | 29 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cardiff | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Cardiff | 38 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rochdale | 39 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Rochdale | 33 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Cambridge UnitedLoan | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Peterborough | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Peterborough | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Shrewsbury | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | PortsmouthLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Peterborough | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Sheffield UtdLoan | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | PeterboroughLoan | 34 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Wolves | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF | 5 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025/26 | CONCACAF Gold Cup - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | CONCACAF Nations League | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Nations League | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Championship×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFat Guatemala | 5 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played17 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Maidenhead | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Istra 1961 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tottenham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wealdstone | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barnet | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cheltenham | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Norwich | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | A Oxford United | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | League One | H Leicester | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | League One | A Wigan | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League One | A Wycombe | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League One | H Peterborough | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 17 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 22 | EFL Trophy | H Crawley Town | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 6 | EFL Trophy | H Brentford U21 | 7-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 10 | League One | H Reading | 1-5 | Not in squad | — |