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.
Career Mendoza 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. On 28 January 2025, he joined the Ukrainian Premier League side Kryvbas on a year-long loan with option to buy.
International career Mendoza made his debut with the Venezuela national team in a friendly 3–1 loss to the United States on 18 January 2025.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAngostura FC2021Liga FUTVE 211———112022Liga FUTVE 255———552023Liga FUTVE261———261Total327———327Táchira (loan)2024Liga FUTVE2431140—294Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)2024–25Ukrainian Premier League41———41Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih2025–26Ukrainian Premier League261110——2711Shakhtar Donetsk2026–27Ukrainian Premier League601011—81Career total922231510010024
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsVenezuela202550202651Total101
+ List of international goals scored by Gleiker MendozaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition16 June 2026 Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 8 1–0 1–2 Friendly
Honours Deportivo Táchira Venezuelan Primera División: 2024
Individual SportArena Player of the Round: 2025–26 (Round 2, Round 6), Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Round: 2025–26 (Round 2, Round 6, Round 8), Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Season 2025–26
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