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Full nameMauro Andrés Méndez Acosta
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityUruguay
Age27
Date of birth17 Jan 1999
BirthplaceSalto
Height179 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubBanfield
Centre-forwardalso played MID
15
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1125
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Banfield.

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 Banfield; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Copa Argentinaat Estudiantes L.P.355013726.68
Liga Profesional Argentina153211256.75
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Estudiantes L.P.10096.7

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

M. Méndez is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Banfield, rated 45 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 173rd of 557 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (78.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Méndez.

Judged on this season alone, Méndez graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 74 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 15 appearances (0.4 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 36). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 23% of the 74 centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Méndez is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.8 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: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 23% centre-forwards · Liga Profesional ArgentinaCurrent seasonTop 17% centre-forwards · Liga Profesional Argentina12th-best centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina173rd in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential17th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga Profesional Argentina
45
Ratingi
17th of 74 centre-forwards
35.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
78.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.4
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Banfield finished 9th of 15 · a mid-table side

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

3 goals in 15 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45, Méndez carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 23%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.