Alex Mendez

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Alex Mendez
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Mendez with the United States U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex Mendez [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-06) September 6, 2000 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 LA Galaxy II 12 (1)
2019 SC Freiburg 0 (0)
2019–2021 Jong Ajax 39 (3)
2021– Vizela 68 (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 January 28, 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.

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Club career

LA Galaxy

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]

SC Freiburg

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]

Ajax

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]

Vizela

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.

International career

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.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Mendez is of Mexican descent. [8]

Honors

United States U20

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "LA Galaxy II vs. Orange County – 3 August 2017 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Alex Méndez Career Statistics | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Officiële website AFC Ajax Amsterdam - Ajax.nl". www.ajax.nl.
  6. ↑ "USMNT Youth Update: Alex Méndez makes some noise". Stars and Stripes FC. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ajax en FC Vizela bereiken akkoord over Alex Méndez". Ajax.nl.
  8. ↑ ""Football has kept me away from delinquency" – Alex Méndez". AS.com. January 21, 2021.


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