Stiven Mendoza
Colombian footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Stiven Mendoza Valencia (born 27 June 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Adana Demirspor. He earned two caps for the Colombia national football team in 2019.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Steven Mendoza Valencia | ||
Date of birth | (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Palmira, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Adana Demirspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Envigado | 9 | (0) |
2012 | → América Cali (loan) | 41 | (10) |
2013 | → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Deportivo Cali | 16 | (2) |
2014 | Chennaiyin | 9 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Corinthians | 18 | (3) |
2015 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 16 | (13) |
2016 | → New York City (loan) | 24 | (5) |
2017 | → Bahia (loan) | 31 | (8) |
2018–2021 | Amiens | 67 | (13) |
2021–2022 | Ceará | 60 | (12) |
2023–2024 | Santos | 37 | (10) |
2024– | Adana Demirspor | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Colombia U17 | 7 | (0) |
2011 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Colombia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 1 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2019 |
Formed at Envigado and loaned to América Cali and Cúcuta Deportivo, he joined Deportivo Cali in 2013. In 2014, he was signed by Chennaiyin for the inaugural Indian Super League season, after which he joined Corinthians, being loaned back for the second installment of the ISL. He won the Golden Boot that season, helping Chennaiyin win the ISL. Following further loans at New York City FC and Bahia he signed for Amiens in January 2018. Three years later, he returned to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with Ceará, and subsequently represented Santos, suffering relegation with both clubs.