Yair Mena Palacios (born 28 June 2000) is a Colombian professional football player who plays as a winger for CategorÃÂa Primera A club Atlético Nacional.
A youth product of the Colombian club Atlético Nacional, he debuted with them in a 1âÂÂ0 CategorÃÂa Primera A win over Unión Magdalena on 24 February 2019. On 29 June 2020, he signed a contract with Atlético Nacional until 2023. He spent the 2021 and 2022 season on loan with Valledupar and Llaneros respectively. On 18 January 2024, he joined AVS on loan in the Liga Portugal 2 until the summer of 2025 with an option to buy. He returned to Atlético Nacional for the 2025 season.
Mena is the brother of the professional footballers Jefferson and Yorleys Mena.