Yair Mena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yair Mena Palacios | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Atlético Nacional | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Real Cundinamarca (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2022 | →Llaneros (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | →AVS (loan) | 17 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Yair Mena Palacios (born 28 June 2000) is a Colombian professional football player who plays as a winger for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Nacional.
Career
A youth product of the Colombian club Atlético Nacional, he debuted with them in a 1–0 Categoría Primera A win over Unión Magdalena on 24 February 2019.[1] On 29 June 2020, he signed a contract with Atlético Nacional until 2023.[2] He spent the 2021 and 2022 season on loan with Valledupar and Llaneros respectively.[3] On 18 January 2024, he joined AVS on loan in the Liga Portugal 2 until the summer of 2025 with an option to buy.[4] He returned to Atlético Nacional for the 2025 season.[5]
Personal life
Mena is the brother of the professional footballers Jefferson and Yorleys Mena.[3]
Honours
- Atlético Nacional
References
- ^ "Los juveniles de Atlético Nacional que Paulo Autuori convocó para el partido ante Unión Magdalena | Goal.com Colombia".
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "¡No se escapa ninguno! El jugador de Nacional que firmó nuevo contrato". futbolred.com.
- ^ a b Rivas, Samuel Vásquez (2 April 2022). "Nacional: ¿Dónde terminó jugando el canterano Yair Mena?". Futbolete.
- ^ "AVS SAD oficializa a contratação de Yair Mena". www.record.pt.
- ^ Rios, Sergio (6 July 2025). "NOVEDADES (Altas y Bajas) de Atlético Nacional 2025-II".