Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Juárez.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Mendez[1] | ||
Date of birth | September 6, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juárez | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | LA Galaxy | ||
2018–2019 | SC Freiburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | LA Galaxy II | 12 | (1) |
2019 | SC Freiburg | 0 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Jong Ajax | 39 | (3) |
2021–2024 | Vizela | 69 | (2) |
2024– | Juárez | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | United States U17 | 7 | (1) |
2018–2019 | United States U20 | 14 | (8) |
2019 | United States U23 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 24, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 11, 2020 |
Club career
editLA Galaxy
editMendez made his professional debut for USL Championship club LA Galaxy II in a 1–0 win against Orange County SC on August 3, 2017, coming on as a 34th-minute substitute for Andre Ulrich Zanga.[2]
SC Freiburg
editOn October 23, 2018, Mendez announced that he had signed a professional contract for the Bundesliga club SC Freiburg in Germany.[3]
Mendez scored three goals in 12 appearances in the U19 Bundesliga.[4]
Ajax
editOn July 30, 2019, Mendez was signed by Ajax on a three-year deal.[5] He made his official debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, the 2nd-tier of professional football in the Netherlands, in a match against N.E.C. which ended in a 3–3 deadlock.[6]
Vizela
editOn July 3, 2021, it was announced that Mendez would transfer to Portuguese club F.C. Vizela for an undisclosed transfer fee.[7]
On August 6, 2021, Mendez made his debut as a starter in the Primeira Liga season opener in a 3–0 loss at home against Sporting CP.
International career
editMendez has been capped by the United States at the under-17, under-20, and under-23 levels.
In 2018, Mendez was awarded the Young Player of the Year award for the United States.
Personal life
editHonors
editUnited States U20
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2018
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Ball: 2018
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II vs. Orange County – 3 August 2017 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ Mendez, Alex (October 23, 2018). "Happy to announce that I have signed my first contract with @scfreiburg. I want to give a big thank you to my family, coaches, friends, and teammates that have helped and supported me throughout this process. It's only the beginning pic.twitter.com/JhG3hVarLh". @aleexm21. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alex Méndez Career Statistics | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Officiële website AFC Ajax Amsterdam - Ajax.nl". www.ajax.nl.
- ^ "USMNT Youth Update: Alex Méndez makes some noise". Stars and Stripes FC. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Ajax en FC Vizela bereiken akkoord over Alex Méndez". Ajax.nl.
- ^ ""Football has kept me away from delinquency" – Alex Méndez". AS.com. January 21, 2021.
External links
edit- Alex Mendez at Soccerway
- Alex Mendez at USL Championship