Gleiker Teodoro Mendoza Barrios (born 8 December 2001) is a Venezuelan professional football player who plays as a winger for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk 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 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Angostura FC | 26 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Táchira (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2026 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 26 | (11) |
| 2026– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Venezuela | 8 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:31, 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:33, 6 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMendoza 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
editMendoza made debut with the Venezuela national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to the United States on 18 January 2025.[3]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 6 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2026 | Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | 8 |  Turkey | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
edit- Deportivo Táchira
- Individual
References
edit- ↑ Rondon, Pablo (15 November 2024). "Gleiker Mendoza disfrutó su mejor presentación en Táchira" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Кривбас орендував венесульського легіонера". www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "¡De Venezuela pa' Ucrania! Gleiker Mendoza es el nuevo jugador del Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih". mazo4f.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Суханов, Кауан Еліас, Антоненко, Бруніньйо та – вивчіть це ім'я – Глейкер Мендоса: уся збірна 2-го туру Прем'єр-Ліги". 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ізакі, Хоакінете, Глейкер Мендоса – нові обличчя УПЛ: уся збірна 6-го туру Прем'єр-Ліги". 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "Експерти визначили найкращого тренера, гравця та символічну збірну 2-го туру". UPL.UA. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Експерти визначили найкращого тренера, гравця та символічну збірну 6-го туру". UPL.UA. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "Експерти визначили найкращого тренера, гравця та символічну збірну 8-го туру". 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
External links
edit- Gleiker Mendoza at Soccerway
- Gleiker Mendoza at National-Football-Teams.com