René Meléndez (footballer, born 1998)

René Antonio Meléndez Plaza (born 19 November 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes La Serena.[1]

René Meléndez
Personal information
Full name René Antonio Meléndez Plaza
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth San Antonio, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportes La Serena
Youth career
Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Audax Italiano 32 (2)
2019Deportes Melipilla (loan) 6 (1)
2021Lautaro de Buin (loan) 11 (7)
2022–2023 Lautaro de Buin 46 (12)
2024– Deportes La Serena 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Chile U17 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2022

Career

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In 2024, he joined Deportes La Serena in the second level from Lautaro de Buin.[2]

International career

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Meléndez represented Chile at under-17 level in the 2014 South American Games,[3] the 2015 South American Championship[4] in Paraguay and the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Chile.[5]

References

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  1. ^ René Meléndez at Soccerway
  2. ^ Vera, Pablo (20 January 2024). "El equipo más lento del mercado de la B anunció cinco fichajes". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Juegos Suramericanos". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ "NÓMINA DE LA SELECCIÓN CHILENA PARA LA COPA MUNDIAL SUB 17 DE LA FIFA CHILE 2015" (in Spanish). ANFP. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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