He was the victim of an armed robbery back home in Colombia and his brother was murdered just weeks later - but somehow Stiven Mendoza put a tragic and traumatic summer behind him to climb the Ligue 1 scoring charts
Amiens' Colombian striker Stiven Mendoza had endured a traumatic summer
The 27-year-old was robbed at gunpoint in a Medellin street in August
And Mendoza also lost his brother, who was shot dead just weeks later
After recovering from his turmoil, he has netted four Ligue 1 goals in six games
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Takes his Ligue 1 goal tally to 5 goals. He plays as a winger now. Scored 6 goals in total this season.
He had to miss start of the season because his brother was murdered and he got robbed at gun point.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7643585/How-Stiven-Mendoza-lighting-Ligue-1-summer-turmoil.html
He was the victim of an armed robbery back home in Colombia and his brother was murdered just weeks later - but somehow Stiven Mendoza put a tragic and traumatic summer behind him to climb the Ligue 1 scoring charts
But most of the Colombia fans who heard about him for the first time weren't very impressed with him