Gleiker Mendoza
Venezuelan footballer (born 2001)
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Gleiker Teodoro Mendoza Barrios (born 8 December 2001) is a Venezuelan professional football player who plays as a winger for Ukrainian Premier League club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, on loan from Angostura, and the Venezuela national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gleiker Teodoro Mendoza Barrios | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kryvbas, on loan from Angostura | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Santa Bárbara | ||
| 2015–2019 | Cenfemaca Sports | ||
| 2019–2020 | Academia Emeritense | ||
| 2020–2021 | Llaneros | ||
| 2021–2023 | Angostura FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Angostura FC | 26 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Táchira (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Kryvbas (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2026– | Kryvbas | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Venezuela | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:31, 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:33, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Mendoza is a product of the youth academies of Santa Bárbara, Cenfemaca Sports, Academia Emeritense, Llaneros and Angostura. He began his senior career with Angostura in 2023 in the Venezuelan Primera División. In 2024 he joined Táchira, and in his debut season helped them win the 2024 Venezuelan Primera División season.[1] On 28 January 2025, he joined the Ukrainian Premier League side Kryvbas on a year-long loan with option to buy.[2]
International career
Mendoza made debut with the Venezuela national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to the United States on 18 January 2025.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 30 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
- Deportivo Táchira
- Individual