Cristian Matías Menéndez (Latin American Spanish: [kɾiˈstjam maˈti.as meˈnendes], born 2 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy.

He made his debut in a remarkable 2–6 home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí on 2 May 2008.

His first goal for the club came on 14 March 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Colón.

On 5 June 2010 left Club Atlético Lanús and joined on loan with sold option to Club Sport Emelec.

While there, he tweeted a racist and insulting comment regarding Ecuatorians (and Bolivians as well); his loan was canceled and he had to leave Ecuador.