Nacho Méndez
Ignacio "Nacho" Méndez-Navia Fernández is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Club career
Sporting Gijón
Born in Luanco, Asturias, Méndez joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2010, from TSK Roces. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 21 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his team's sixth in a 7–0 Tercera División home routing of UC Ceares.On 26 April 2017, Méndez renewed his contract until 2019. After spending the whole 2017 pre-season with the first team, he made his professional debut on 27 August by starting in a 2–0 home win against CD Lugo in the Segunda División.
Méndez scored his first professional goal on 6 September 2017, netting the game's only in an away success over CF Reus Deportiu, in the season's Copa del Rey. On 22 December, he extended his contract until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the following season.
On 8 October 2020, Méndez further extended his link with Sporting until 2025.