Jefferson Mena
Defender · Bucaramanga · №2
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Chico
Once Caldas
Primera A
|
2:0 | |
Rionegro Aguilas
Chico
Primera A
|
2:2 | |
Chico
Fortaleza FC
Primera A
|
0:0 | |
Jaguares
Chico
Primera A
|
1:0 | |
Santa Fe
Chico
Primera A
|
2:0 | |
America de Cali
Chico
Primera A
|
7:0 | |
Bucaramanga
Jaguares
Primera A
|
2:2 | |
Atlético Nacional
Bucaramanga
Primera A
|
2:0 | |
|
Bucaramanga
Chico
Primera A
|
5:0 | |
|
Rionegro Aguilas
Bucaramanga
Primera A
|
2:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Primera A | 2026 | 22 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Jefferson Mena will be remembered in Bucaramanga for a single kick. On 15 June 2024, in the second leg of the Colombian Primera A Apertura final against Independiente Santa Fe, Bucaramanga had gone up 1-0 in the first leg but lost the return 3-2, sending the tie to penalties. Mena converted his spot-kick, and when Santa Fe's Julián Millán missed the final attempt, the shootout finished 6-5 and the club won its first league title in 75 years of existence.
Born in Apartadó, Mena made his professional debut at Independiente Medellín in 2011 and spent four years there before a move to New York City FC in Major League Soccer, where he made 24 appearances and scored once. A loan spell followed at Barcelona SC in Ecuador, then a return to Colombian football with spells at Águilas Doradas and La Equidad. At Inter Bogotá in 2021 he added 17 league appearances and a goal, along with outings in the Copa Colombia and Copa Sudamericana, before joining Atlético Bucaramanga in 2022.
His standing at the club was later confirmed off the pitch as well: in 2024, the newspaper Vanguardia named him the most-voted player in Bucaramanga's all-time Ideal Team. Across his career he passed 278 league appearances and eight goals.
He left Bucaramanga in May 2026 after his contract was not renewed, moving on to Deportivo Boyacá Chicó two months later — a new chapter after the club's most celebrated night.
Career path
- 2022 — 2026 — now Atlético Bucaramanga 168 matches
- 2026 Boyacá Chicó 3 matches
- 2021 Internacional de Bogotá 26 matches
- 2019 — 2020 Rionegro Aguilas 17 matches
- 2019 Aldosivi 4 matches
- 2017 Barcelona SC Guayaquil 20 matches
- 2015 — 2016 New York City FC 24 matches
- 2014 — 2015 Independiente Medellin 43 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Superliga Águila de Campeones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 2026 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 305 |
| 2026 | Boyacá Chicó | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2026 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 631 |
| 2025 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 152 |
| 2025 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2025 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Colombia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 430 |
| 2025 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 2025 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 543 |
| 2024 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 025 |
| 2024 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Colombia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 494 |
| 2024 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 2023 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 339 |
| 2023 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 054 |
| 2022 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 008 |
| 2022 | Atlético Bucaramanga | Copa Colombia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2021 | Internacional de Bogotá | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 7 | 1 | 0 | 260 |
| 2021 | Internacional de Bogotá | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 6 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
| 2021 | Internacional de Bogotá | Copa Sudamericana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 403 |
| 2021 | Internacional de Bogotá | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2021 | Internacional de Bogotá | Copa Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 2020 | Rionegro Aguilas | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | Rionegro Aguilas | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 440 |
| 2019 | Aldosivi | Copa Superliga (-19/20) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2017 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Serie A Segunda Etapa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 720 |
| 2017 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Serie A Primera Etapa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 617 |
| 2017 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Copa Libertadores | 5 | 1 | 0 | 440 |
| 2016 | New York City FC | Major League Soccer | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 306 |
| 2016 | New York City FC | US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2015 | Independiente Medellin | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 8 | 0 | 0 | 539 |
| 2015 | New York City FC | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 596 |
| 2015 | Independiente Medellin | Copa Colombia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2015 | Independiente Medellin | Fase Final Liga DIMAYOR I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2014 | Independiente Medellin | Liga DIMAYOR Apertura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 062 |
| 2014 | Independiente Medellin | Liga Dimayor Finalización | 11 | 1 | 0 | 824 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 A. Bucaramanga Boyacá Chicó
- 25/26 A. Bucaramanga Boyacá Chicó
- 21/22 La Equidad FC A. Bucaramanga
- 20/21 Rionegro Águila La Equidad FC
- 19/20 Aldosivi Rionegro Águila
- 18/19 No Club Aldosivi
- 17/18 New York City No Club
- 17/18 Barcelona SC New York City
- 16/17 New York City Barcelona SC
- 15/16 Indep. Medellín New York City
- 09/10 Medellín U20 Indep. Medellín
