"Elche midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza has been scouted by Arsenal, sources told ESPN, having impressed so far in his debut LaLiga season. Mendoza previously spent the previous two seasons playing for Elche in the Segunda División. He came up through their youth structures after joining the club in 2019. Now 20 years old, he has represented Spain at every age category from under-17 to U21. Here is everything you need to know about Mendoza..."
"Elche were relegated from LaLiga in the 2022-23 season, so it would be some time before he made his top flight debut. The midfielder established himself in the first team over the course of the next two seasons. Comfortable as an attacking midfielder or deeper in the middle of the park, Mendoza made a combined 44 league appearances in the second tier across the course of two seasons, scoring two goals."
Rodrigo Mendoza joined Elche's youth structures in 2019 after playing for EF Altorreal, EF San Miguel and Ranero CF. He made his first-team debut in November 2022 in a Copa del Rey win over CD L'Alcora. Mendoza established himself across two Segunda División seasons, making 44 league appearances and scoring two goals while operating as an attacking midfielder or in a deeper central role. Elche earned promotion as 2024-25 runners-up, and Mendoza has received consistent game time early in the 2025-26 LaLiga campaign. He was an unused substitute against Real Madrid on Nov. 23. Mendoza has represented Spain from U17 to U21 and played every minute at this year's FIFA U20 World Cup.
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