Álex Menéndez

As of 5 August 2019

Menéndez was born in Gijón, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy who was initially a left winger, he made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, playing 21 games in the Segunda División B for the reserves, who suffered relegation but were later reinstated. Menéndez first appeared officially with the main squad on 13 December 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. On 1 May of the following year, he again played the entire match in his La Liga bow, the 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF all but signifying the first team's relegation after a four-year stay. On 13 August 2013, Menéndez signed a new three-year contract with the club. In summer 2014 he was definitely promoted to Sporting's first team, now in the Segunda División. Menéndez scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2015, closing a 3–2 away victory over Deportivo de La Coruña. His second came two rounds later in another away fixture that ended in win, 2–1 at RCD Espanyol. On 30 July 2016, Menéndez signed a two-year deal with second-tier Girona FC, as a free agent. On 8 August, however, after suffering a severe knee injury, he was released. On 13 July 2017, Menéndez agreed to a two-year contract at CF Reus Deportiu of the same league. He first moved abroad in the 2018 off-season, joining Aris Thessaloniki F.C. from Greece on a two-year deal. Menéndez returned to Spain on 31 January 2019, on a six-month loan…