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 | Vizela | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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– | Vizela | 69 | (2) |
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 May 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 11, 2020 |
Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vizela.
Mendez 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]
On 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]
On 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]
On 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.
Mendez 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.
Born in the United States, Mendez is of Mexican descent. [8]
United States U20
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 | Vizela | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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– | Vizela | 69 | (2) |
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 May 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 11, 2020 |
Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vizela.
Mendez 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]
On 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]
On 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]
On 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.
Mendez 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.
Born in the United States, Mendez is of Mexican descent. [8]
United States U20
Individual