Kevin Mendoza

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Kevin Mendoza
Personal information
Full name Kevin Yharim Varela Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-01-08) January 8, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–2015 Cruz Azul
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Liberty Flames 62 (30)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 11 (8)
2018 OKC Energy U23 6 (1)
2019 Veracruz 0 (0)
2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2020

Kevin Yharim Varela Mendoza (born 8 January 1994) is a Mexican footballer.

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Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Mendoza played with the U-17 and U-20 sides at Cruz Azul, before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Across four seasons with the Flames, Mendoza made 62 appearances, scoring 30 goals and tallying 15 assists. In 2016 and 2017 Mendoza was named Big South All-Conference first team, and in 2018 was the first Liberty Flame player to be named to the Atlantic All-Region team since 2012. [1]

Whilst at college, Mendoza appeared for USL PDL clubs Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 [2] and OKC Energy U23. [3]

Professional

On 14 January 2019, Mendoza was selected 73rd overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles FC. [4] However, he did not sign with the club.

In July 2019, Mendoza joined Liga MX side Veracruz. [5]

On 19 December 2019, Mendoza moved to USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies ahead of their 2020 season. [6] He made his professional debut on 25 July 2020, appearing as an 87th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw with Birmingham Legion. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Mendoza | Men's Soccer | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - #10 - Kevin Varela Mendoza -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. ↑ "OKC Energy U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #17 - Kevin Varela Mendoza - F". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "LAFC Selects Javi Perez & Kevin Mendoza On Second Day Of 2019 MLS SuperDraft | Los Angeles Football Club".
  5. ↑ "Former Liberty Soccer Standout Mendoza Signs with Veracruz | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu.
  6. ↑ "Rowdies Welcome Back Midfielder Kevin Mendoza". www.rowdiessoccer.com.
  7. ↑ "Birmingham Legion vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies - 26 julho 2020 - Soccerway". br.soccerway.com.
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