| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yair Mena Palacios | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
| * 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 awinger forCategoría Primera A clubAtlético Nacional.
A youth product of the Colombian clubAtlético Nacional, he debuted with them in a 1–0Categoría Primera A win overUnión 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 withValledupar andLlaneros respectively.[3] On 18 January 2024, he joinedAVS on loan in theLiga Portugal 2 until the summer of 2025 with an option to buy.[4] He returned to Atlético Nacional for the 2025 season.[5]
Mena is the brother of the professional footballersJefferson andYorleys Mena.[3]