Jonathan Mendes signs for Real Salt Lake

Salt Lake City, Utah Jonathan Menendez has signed for Real Salt Lake as the NFL’s major transfer window closes.

Mendes, 27, joins RSL from Argentina’s Primera División Atlético Independiente club. He has spent most of his career in Argentina, but spent three years in Spain when he had a contract with Sevilla.

Details of the deal were not disclosed, however, earlier this month, reporter César Louis Merlo stated that the deal would be valued at $ 1.35 million and expire in December 2024. Mendes would also receive a potential $ 200,000 bonus built into your agreement. . By Merlo.

Menendez’s arrival comes at a time when RSL needs more depth on the wing. Anderson Julio was a constant spark for RSL as he was in good health so far in 2021. Albert Rosnach played most of his minutes at the other wing, but has yet to meet the level that the fan base expects from their leader. .

Menendez will put pressure on other attacking players, including Rosnak, to take action and compete daily for their positions within the team.

History of the Menéndez Club

Menéndez began his professional career in 2010 when he signed his first contract with Chacarita Juniors, the same club that he developed as a young player. He then traveled to Spain and won 54 games and 4 goals for Sevilla B before returning to Argentina in 2015 and returning to Chacarita Juniors.

A year later, Talires signed him. While at Talleres, he played 30 games and scored 10 goals, which is the best match-to-goal ratio of his career.

In 2018 he signed a contract with Club Atlético Independiente, where he played 13 games and scored 4 times. However, like his career, he was loaned for two separate stints to Qatari club Al Rayyan and Talires.

The transfer to Major League Soccer and RSL marks the sixth club in their professional career thus far.