John Stiven Mendoza Valencia (born 27 June 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican club León. He earned two caps for the Colombia national football team in 2019.
 Mendoza with Santos in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Steven Mendoza Valencia | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Palmira, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | León | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Envigado | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | → América Cali (loan) | 41 | (10) |
| 2013 | → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | (2) |
| 2014 | Chennaiyin | 9 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Corinthians | 18 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 16 | (13) |
| 2016 | → New York City (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Bahia (loan) | 31 | (8) |
| 2018–2021 | Amiens | 67 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Ceará | 60 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Santos | 37 | (10) |
| 2024 | Adana Demirspor | 14 | (3) |
| 2024– | León | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Colombia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Colombia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2019 | |||
Formed at Envigado and loaned to América Cali and Cúcuta Deportivo, he joined Deportivo Cali in 2013. In 2014, he was signed by Chennaiyin for the inaugural Indian Super League season, after which he joined Corinthians, being loaned back for the second installment of the ISL. He won the Golden Boot that season, helping Chennaiyin win the ISL. Following further loans at New York City FC and Bahia he signed for Amiens in January 2018. Three years later, he returned to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Ceará, and subsequently represented Santos, suffering relegation with both clubs.
Club career
editColombia
editBorn in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Mendoza began his career at Envigado, making his debut in the Categoría Primera A on 8 August 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat to Atlético Huila. He made six appearances that season, and three in the following campaign, in addition to a further three in the 2011 Copa Colombia.[1] After loans at América Cali and Cúcuta Deportivo, Mendoza signed a two-year contract at Deportivo Cali, the club who he supports, on 18 July 2013.[2]
Chennaiyin FC
editOn 1 October 2014, Mendoza signed for Chennaiyin of the newly founded Indian Super League.[3] He made his debut for the team, captaincy by Marco Materazzi, two weeks later in a 2–1 away win over FC Goa, replacing marquee player Elano for the final 23 minutes.[4] On 28 October, he scored his first goals in the league, a first-half brace in a 5–1 rout of Mumbai City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[5] He added a third on 11 November, equalising for a 1–1 draw at FC Pune City,[6] and a fourth eight days later in a 3–1 win over the same opponents.[7] He finished the season with four goals from nine games as Chennaiyin won the regular season, but was absent through injury as they were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2014 Indian Super League playoffs by Kerala Blasters.[8]
Corinthians
editOn 19 December 2014, Mendoza returned to South America, joining Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista on a four-year deal.[9] He made his debut on 8 February 2015 in the Paulista Derby against Palmeiras, starting in a 1–0 away win in that season's Campeonato Paulista.[10] Seventeen days later, he scored his first goal for the Timão, opening a 2–0 win at Clube Atlético Linense, his only goal in seven regular season appearances.[11] On 19 April, in the knock-out stages, he scored in the 2–2 home semi-final draw against Palmeiras, which his team lost in a penalty shootout.[12]
Mendoza made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut in the first game of the 2015 season, replacing Malcom at the end of a 1–0 win at Cruzeiro on 10 May.[13] He scored once in ten appearances over the campaign, a consolation in a 3–1 loss at Grêmio on 4 June.[14] Corinthians finished the season as national champions.[15]
Loan to Chennaiyin
editOn 31 August 2015, Mendoza was loaned back to Chennaiyin for the 2015 season.[8] In their opening game, away to FC Goa, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory,[16] and five days later he scored both goals in a win over Mumbai City.[17] His sixth goal of the campaign came on 24 October, assisted by Elano in a 2–1 home triumph over Pune City.[18] On 21 November, he recorded his second hat-trick of the campaign, in a 4–1 win over Kerala Blasters,[19] and three days later he opened the scoring in a 4–0 home win over Delhi Dynamos with his tenth goal of the season.[20] Mendoza scored his eleventh of the season on 1 December, beginning a 3–0 win over Mumbai which ended their chances of the play-offs.[21]
On 12 December, in the first leg of the semi-finals, Mendoza concluded a 3–0 home win over reigning champions Atlético de Kolkata (4–2 aggregate).[22] In the final at Goa eight days later, he won two penalty kicks; Bruno Pelissari took the first, which was blocked by Laxmikant Kattimani but he scored the rebound, however Mendoza took the second and had it saved. Losing 2–1 with three minutes remaining, Mendoza scored an added-time winner as his team won 3–2.[23] Mendoza was named the Hero of the League and also won the Golden Boot with 13 goals, two more than second-placed Iain Hume.[24]
Loans to New York City and Bahia
editOn 8 March 2016, Mendoza moved to the third continent of his career, signing a season-long loan at New York City FC of Major League Soccer.[25] He made his debut five days later, playing the final 23 minutes in place of Tony Taylor in a 2–2 draw against Toronto FC at the Yankee Stadium. On 30 April, his eighth game, he scored his first goal for the team to decide a 3–2 home victory within five minutes of replacing Khiry Shelton.[26]
On 7 June 2017, Esporte Clube Bahia confirmed the loan of Mendoza for the duration of the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[27] He scored 8 goals in 31 games as the Salvador-based club came 12th, including two in a 3–0 home win over Vasco da Gama on 20 August.[28]
Amiens
editOn 17 January 2018, Mendoza moved to the fourth continent of his career, signing for Ligue 1 club Amiens until 2021.[29][30] He made his debut that same day, starting in a 1–1 home draw with Montpellier HSC.[31] He scored twice in 13 games over the remainder of the season, starting with a consolation in a 3–2 loss at Bordeaux ×on 10 February.[32]
In the summer of 2019, Mendoza sought a transfer out of France after scoring just 4 times in 41 games for Amiens. His negotiations were abandoned due to two personal crises in his country; he was robbed at gunpoint in Medellín on 19 August and his brother was shot dead in Cali on 5 September. Twenty days later, he scored in 106 seconds against Bordeaux, and followed it on 28 September by opening a 1–1 draw at Angers; on 4 October he concluded his club's first-ever win over Marseille by making it 3–1.[33]
The 2019–20 season was Mendoza's best in France with five goals from 15 games, but his team were relegated. On 5 December 2020, he scored twice in a 2–1 Ligue 2 win at Rodez.[34]
Ceará
editIn late February 2021, Mendoza returned to the Brazilian top flight, signing with Ceará until the end of 2023; the team paid €600,000 for 60% of his economic rights.[35] He made his debut on 20 March in a goalless home draw with rivals Fortaleza, playing 81 minutes;[36] he scored twice in nine games for the runners-up, in group wins over CSA and Sport Recife at the start of April.[37] On 8 May, his team lost the final on penalties to Bahia, and he was one of five players sent off in a brawl at the end, being suspended for a month.[38] His first national season with the club saw him score once in 28 games – opening a 1–1 draw on his return to Bahia on 27 October.[39]
Mendoza was the top scorer of Vozão during the 2022 season, scoring 22 goals overall, but his team suffered relegation from the top tier.[40]
Santos
editOn 8 December 2022, Mendoza was announced as the new signing of Santos for the upcoming season, and signed a three-year contract with the club.[41] He made his debut for the club the following 14 January, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Mirassol.[42]
Mendoza scored his first goal for Peixe on 28 January 2023, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Ferroviária.
Adana Demirspor
editOn 5 February 2024, Santos announced the contract rescision of Mendoza, and a transfer to Turkish club Adana Demirspor; Santos also retained 20% of the player's economic rights.[43]
International career
editMendoza represented Colombia at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria and the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru.[3]
In late October 2019, following good form for Amiens, manager Carlos Queiroz called up Mendoza for the senior team, for friendlies against neighbours Peru and Ecuador in the United States.[44] His debut was as a 61st-minute substitute for Luis Díaz at the Hard Rock Stadium, in a 1–0 win over the former.[45]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 December 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Envigado | 2010 | Primera A | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| América Cali (loan) | 2012 | Primera B | 41 | 10 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 52 | 10 | |||
| Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 2013 | Primera A | 15 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Deportivo Cali | 2013 | Primera A | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Chennaiyin FC | 2014 | ISL | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||||
| Corinthians | 2015 | Série A | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Chennaiyin FC (loan) | 2015 | ISL | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | |||||
| New York City (loan) | 2016 | MLS | 24 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||||
| Amiens | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 67 | 13 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 14 | |||||
| Ceará | 2021 | Série A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 5[h] | 1 | 9[i] | 2 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 8[h] | 6 | 9[i] | 2 | 53 | 20 | |||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 13 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 96 | 24 | |||
| Santos | 2023 | Série A | 26 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 0 | — | 45 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 77 | 22 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 426 | 97 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Cearense
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia, Copa do Brasil, Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in Primera B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Superliga Colombiana
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
editCorinthians
Chennaiyin
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b "Stiven Mendoza profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ ""Soy hincha del Deportivo Cali": Steven Mendoza" ["I am a fan of Deportivo Cali": Stiven Mendoza]. El País (in Spanish). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Colombian striker John Stiven Mendoza joins Chennaiyin FC". The Times of India. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (15 October 2014). "FC Goa 1–2 Chennaiyin FC: Abhishek Bachchan treated to an away victory". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "ISL: Chennaiyin FC bounce back, thrash Mumbai City FC 5–1". The Times of India. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Indian Super League: Hosts FC Pune City Held 1–1 by Chennaiyin FC". NDTV. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "ISL: Chennaiyin FC crush FC Pune City 3–1, move to top of table". The Times of India. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b Bera, Kaustav (31 August 2015). "Chennaiyin FC retain John Stiven Mendoza". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "John Stiven Mendoza es nuevo jugador de Corinthians" [John Stiven Mendoza is new Corinthians player]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Danilo marca, e Corinthians vence clássico na nova casa do Palmeiras" [Danilo scores, and Corinthians win derby in the new home of Palmeiras]. Globo (in Portuguese). 8 February 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Na estreia de Love como titular, Mendoza é quem marca, e Corinthians vence Linense" [In place of Love as starter, it's Mendoza who scores, and Corinthians defeat Linense] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Rodrigues, Lizie (19 April 2015). "Corinthians 2 (5) x (6) 2 Palmeiras: Após empate no tempo normal, Prass pega dois pênaltis e Verdão vai à final" [After draw in regulation time, Prass saves two penalties and Verdão go to the final] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Romero sai do banco e dá a vitória ao Corinthians na estreia contra o Cruzeiro" [Romero comes off the bench and gives victory to Corinthians against Cruzeiro]. Globo (in Portuguese). 10 May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Escada, Adam (4 June 2015). "Grêmio 3 x 1 Corinthians: Com início fulminante, Tricolor vence e amplia crise corintiana" [With a lightning start, Tricolor win and increase the Corinthian crisis] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Wagner Love seals sixth Brazilian title for Corinthians". Yahoo!. AFP. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "ISL: Stiven Mendoza's hat-trick help Chennaiyin FC sink FC Goa". Zee News. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "ISL 2015: Stiven Mendoza brace helps Chennaiyin sink Mumbai". DNA. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Sriram, Ramachandram (24 October 2015). "Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC 2–1 FC Pune City: Materazzi's side get back to winning ways". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "ISL: Stiven Mendoza scores hat-trick as Chennaiyin beat Kerala 4–1". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Jeje nets brace as Chennai rout Delhi to go fourth". Onmanorama. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Bali, Rahul (1 December 2015). "Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC 3–0 Mumbai City FC: Machans end Mumbai's play-offs hopes". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Jitendran, Nikhil (12 December 2015). "Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC 3–0 Atletico de Kolkata: Machans decimate the Red and Whites in Pune". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Chennaiyin win ISL after dramatic final comeback". Yahoo Sports. Agence France-Presse. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Last-minute Mendoza blitz gives Chennai the title". thehindu.com. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Corinthians empresta Stiven Mendoza para time de Pirlo e Villa na MLS" [Corinthians loan Stiven Mendoza to Pirlo and Villa's team in MLS] (in Portuguese). UOL. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Tiebreaker by Steven Mendoza Lifts N.Y.C.F.C." The New York Times. Associated Press. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Bahia anuncia a contratação de Mendoza, ex-Corinthians" [Bahia announce signing of Mendoza, ex-Corinthians]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Stiven Mendoza marcó doblete en la victoria de Bahía 3-0 sobre Vasco da Gama" [Stiven Mendoza scored a brace in Bahia's 3–0 victory over Vasco da Gama] (in Spanish). Gol. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Destaque no Bahia, Mendoza assina com clube da elite da França" [Key player at Bahia, Mendoza signs with an elite club in France] (in Portuguese). UOL. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Stiven Mendoza en renfort à Amiens" [Stiven Mendoza bolsters Amiens]. L'Équipe (in French). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Amiens arrache un nul face à Montpellier" [Amiens snatch a draw against Montpellier] (in French). France Info. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "FOOTBALL : Un réveil trop tardif pour l'Amiens SC" [FOOTBALL: too late a wake-up for Amiens SC]. Gazette Sports (in French). 11 February 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Balmer, Robin (10 October 2019). "Assaulted at gunpoint & his brother murdered: How Stiven Mendoza is thriving after tragedy". Goal. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Lepère, Alexandre (5 December 2020). "Ligue 2 (J14) : Amiens renverse Rodez (2-1)" [Ligue 2: (matchday 14): Amiens come back against Rodez (2-1)] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Mota, Lucas (27 February 2021). "Ceará anuncia contratação de Steven Mendoza até o fim de 2023" [Ceará announce signing of Stiven Mendoza until the end of 2023]. O Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Mota, Lucas (21 March 2021). "Arrancadas e chance de gol: a estreia de Steven Mendoza pelo Ceará no Clássico-Rei" [Sprints and scoring chances: Steven Mendoza's debut for Ceará in the Clássico-Rei]. O Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Corinthians, Mendoza marca e ajuda Ceará quebrar tabu contra o Sport" [Ex-Corinthians, Mendoza scores and helps Ceará break hoodoo against Sport] (in Portuguese). Meu Timão. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Atacante do Ceará, Mendoza é punido com suspensão preventiva por confusão na final da Copa do Nordeste" [Ceará attacker, Mendoza is punished with preventive suspension for confusion in the Copa do Nordeste final] (in Portuguese). GC+. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "com [sic] gols de Mendoza e Gilberto, Bahia e Ceará empatam na Fonte Nova" [With goals from Mendoza and Gilberto, Bahia and Ceará draw in the Fonte Nova] (in Portuguese). Calila Notícias. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Artilheiro em 2022, Mendoza deixa Ceará" [Top scorer in 2022, Mendoza leaves Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Santos FC contrata atacante Mendoza, segundo reforço para a temporada" [Santos FC sign forward Mendoza, second addition for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "E os reforços? Trio titular estreia pelo Santos e ganha elogio de Odair" [And the additions? Starting trio debut for Santos and earn praise from Odair] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC assina rescisão contratual em comum acordo com atacante Mendoza" [Santos FC sign contractual rescision on a mutual agreement with forward Mendoza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "¿Por qué Stiven Mendoza entró al radar de Queiroz?" [Why has Stiven Mendoza entered in Queiroz's radar?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Poco pudieron aportar los que debutaron con la Selección Colombia" [Those who debuted with the Colombia National Team could contribute little] (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
External links
edit- Stiven Mendoza at Soccerway
- Stiven Mendoza at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- ISL profile