Víctor Mena (footballer, born 1995)

Not to be confused with Víctor Mena (footballer, born 1980).

Víctor Manuel Mena Coto (born 24 February 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish club Real Balompédica Linense .

Víctor Mena

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Manuel Mena Coto
Date of birth	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Los Palacios, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Linense
Number	18
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Sevilla C	53	(1)
2015–2016	San Roque	45	(0)
2016–2018	Córdoba B	60	(0)
2017–2019	Córdoba	3	(0)
2018–2019	→ Salamanca (loan)	24	(0)
2019–2021	Melilla	15	(0)
2021–	Linense	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2021

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Coto.

Club career

Mena was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Seville, Andalusia, and was a Sevilla FC youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 28 September 2013, starting in a 1–4 Tercera División home loss against Xerez CD.

On 10 August 2015, Mena was presented at Segunda División B club CD San Roque de Lepe.^[1] The following 8 June he signed for another reserve team, Córdoba CF B also in the third division.^[2]

On 9 June 2017, Mena renewed his contract until 2020.^[3] He made his first team debut on the following day, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División home win against Girona FC.^[4]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Mena was not registered neither with the first-team nor with the B's, despite being under contract.^[5] On 14 November 2018, he was loaned to third division side Salamanca CF until the following June.^[6]

On 23 July 2019, Mena signed for UD Melilla in the third division, after terminating his contract with Córdoba.^[7]

References

1. "Presentación de Pedro Baquero, Ayala, Bocanegra, Mena y Oliveira" [Presentation of Pedro Baquero, Ayala, Bocanegra, Mena and Oliveira] (in Spanish). CD San Roque de Lepe. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. "Mena nuevo jugador del CCFB" [Mena new player of CCFB] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
3. "Víctor Mena renueva tres años con el Córdoba" [Víctor Mena renews for three years with Córdoba] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
4. "El Córdoba cierra su irregular temporada ganando a un 'Primera'" [Córdoba end their irregular season defeating a Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
5. "Córdoba CF | Víctor Mena se queda sin ficha y elegirá posteriormente su destino" [Córdoba CF | Víctor Mena stays unregistered and will subsequently choose his destiny] (in Spanish). ABC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
6. "Víctor Mena se marcha cedido al Salamanca CF UDS" [Víctor Mena goes out on loan at Salamanca CF UDS] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
7. "Víctor Mena refuerza el lateral zurdo azulino" [Víctor Mena bolsters the left back azulino] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

External links

• Víctor Mena at BDFutbol
• Víctor Mena at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Víctor Mena at Soccerway