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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Bruno Méndez Cittadini [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Granada | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Danubio | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Corinthians | 88 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Internacional (loan) | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Granada | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Uruguay U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Uruguay | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 |
Bruno Méndez Cittadini (born 10 September 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Segunda División club Granada and the Uruguay national team. [2] [3]
Méndez developed through the academy of Montevideo Wanderers and made his professional debut on 19 November 2017 against Rampla Juniors in a 1–0 home win. [4] He scored his debut professional goal on 21 October 2018 against River Plate Montevideo in a 0–5 away win. [5]
In February 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Brazilian Série A club Corinthians. [6]
On 1 July 2021, Corinthians sent Méndez on a one-year loan to fellow Série A club Internacional. [7]
On 26 December 2023, La Liga side Granada announced that Méndez would join the club on 1 January 2024. [8]
Méndez is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at different age levels. He was also the captain of Uruguay team at 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2019 Pan American Games.
Following the injuries of Diego Godín and Marcelo Saracchi, he received maiden call-up to Uruguay senior team for friendlies against Brazil and France in November 2018. [9] He made his debut in a friendly that was played in London against Brazil on 16 November 2018 and played the full game. [10]
On 21 October 2022, Méndez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montevideo Wanderers | 2017 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
Total | 27 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 8 [a] | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
2022 | 18 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 11 [a] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | 101 | 1 | |||
Internacional (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 25 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2022 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 8 [d] | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | |||
Granada | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 142 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 [a] | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Uruguay U20
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Bruno Méndez Cittadini [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Granada | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Danubio | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Corinthians | 88 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Internacional (loan) | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Granada | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Uruguay U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Uruguay | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 |
Bruno Méndez Cittadini (born 10 September 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Segunda División club Granada and the Uruguay national team. [2] [3]
Méndez developed through the academy of Montevideo Wanderers and made his professional debut on 19 November 2017 against Rampla Juniors in a 1–0 home win. [4] He scored his debut professional goal on 21 October 2018 against River Plate Montevideo in a 0–5 away win. [5]
In February 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Brazilian Série A club Corinthians. [6]
On 1 July 2021, Corinthians sent Méndez on a one-year loan to fellow Série A club Internacional. [7]
On 26 December 2023, La Liga side Granada announced that Méndez would join the club on 1 January 2024. [8]
Méndez is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at different age levels. He was also the captain of Uruguay team at 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2019 Pan American Games.
Following the injuries of Diego Godín and Marcelo Saracchi, he received maiden call-up to Uruguay senior team for friendlies against Brazil and France in November 2018. [9] He made his debut in a friendly that was played in London against Brazil on 16 November 2018 and played the full game. [10]
On 21 October 2022, Méndez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montevideo Wanderers | 2017 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
Total | 27 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 8 [a] | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
2022 | 18 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 11 [a] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
Total | 67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | 101 | 1 | |||
Internacional (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 25 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2022 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | 8 [d] | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | |||
Granada | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 142 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 [a] | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Uruguay U20