John Roberth Méndez Sánchez (born 24 June 1999) is a Guatemalan professional

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who plays as an

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for Liga Nacional club

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, on loan from

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International career

He debuted internationally on 3 March 2019 in a 3–1 friendly loss to

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. Méndez played with the Guatemala U22s in a match against Brazil at the World Youth Festival Toulon on 2 June 2019, in a 4-0 defeat. On 4 June 2021, Méndez scored his first senior goal for Guatemala against

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in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match which ended in a 10-0 victory.

Honours

;Municipal *

Liga Nacional de Guatemala Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

: Clausura 2017, Apertura 2019, Clausura 2024

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* * 1999 births Living people Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders C.S.D. Municipal players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub