Kevin Ray Mendoza

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Kevin Ray Mendoza
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Mendoza in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen
Date of birth (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Herning, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chonburi
Youth career
Midtjylland
Viborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Viborg 4 (0)
2014–2015 Kjellerup 0 (0)
2015 Ringkøbing 0 (0)
2015–2018 Thisted 62 (0)
2018–2019 Horsens 8 (0)
2019–2020 HB Køge 35 (0)
2020 Vendsyssel FF 16 (0)
2021–2023 Kuala Lumpur City 54 (0)
2023–2025 Persib Bandung 41 (0)
2025– Chonburi 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Philippines 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04; 24 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:05; 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen (born 29 September 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 1 club Chonburi. and the Philippines national team. [1]

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Club career

Youth

Mendoza spent most of his youth with Danish club Midtjylland and Viborg as youth team player.

Viborg

In August 2011, Mendoza was promoted to Viborg's first team squad signing a 3-year contract with the club. Prior to that, he had repeatedly served as backup keeper for the club's first team after the departure of Kristian Kirk. [2]

On 10 June 2012, Mendoza made his debut for Viborg on the final match of the season in a 2–1 defeat against West Zealand. [3]

In February 2013, Mendoza was given a one-week trial and a chance to train with Liverpool's reserve team. [4]

On 3 April 2014, Viborg announced that they had agreed to terminate the contract of Mendoza with immediate effect. Mendoza requested to leave after being demoted as third choice goalkeeper of the club. [5]

Kjellerup

A few days after the termination of his contract at Viborg, Mendoza joined Kjellerup IF on 8 April 2014. [6] On 12 April 2014, Mendoza made his debut for Kjellerup in a 3–0 home win against Aabyhøj.

Ringkøbing

After his stint in Kjellerup, Mendoza joined Ringkøbing, signing a six-month deal in January 2015.

Thisted

On 27 May 2015, Mendoza joined Thisted, a club that had been following him since the termination of his contract at Viborg. He went on the become the starting goalkeeper for the club.

Horsens

On 30 June 2018, it was announced that Mendoza have signed a two-year deal with Danish Superliga club Horsens. [7] On 22 July, he made his debut for Horsens in a 1–1 home draw against Randers. [8] The club announced on 19 June 2019 that they had terminated the contract with the player. [9]

HB Køge

Mendoza joined HB Køge on 2 July 2019. [10] He make his debut for the club on 28 July in a 3–1 lost to Nyköbing.

Vendsyssel

On 7 September 2020, he moved to Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel. [11] His contract was terminated on 11 February 2021. [12]

Kuala Lumpur City

One day after leaving Vendsyssel, Mendoza joined Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City on 11 February 2021. [13] He make his debut on 6 March in a 1–0 lost to Penang. Mendoza went on to help Kuala Lumpur City win the 2021 Malaysia Cup where was named man of the match in the final against Johor Darul Ta'zim. [14] Mendoza also was instrumental on helping the club reach the 2022 AFC Cup final.

Persib Bandung

On 27 November 2023, Mendoza officially signed a contract with Persib Bandung which plays in Liga 1. [15] He make his debut on 10 December in a 2–0 lost to Persik Kediri. In his time with the club, he was part of the club back-to-back league title champions helping them to win the 2023–24 and the 2024–25 edition.

Chonburi

On 3 July 2025, Mendoza signed recently promoted Thai League 1 club Chonburi.

International career

Mendoza was born and raised in Denmark of mixed Danish and Filipino heritage, which made him eligible to play for Denmark or the Philippines at international level.[ citation needed ]

In December 2018, Mendoza applied for a Philippine passport to join the training camp of the Philippines national team in preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. [16] He was named in the Asian Cup squad but did not feature in the tournament. [17] His international debut was on 15 June 2021 as a half-time substitute for Bernd Schipmann in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Maldives where he maintained the 1–1 draw in the first half. [18] [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 Malaysia Super League 220–110–330
2022 Malaysia Super League22040003 [a] 0290
2023 Malaysia Super League100200000120
Total5406011030740
Persib Bandung 2023–24 Liga 1 14000——140
2024–25 Liga 127000006 [b] 0330
Total410000060470
Career total94060110901200
  1. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

International

As of match played 20 December 2022 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Philippines 202150
202220
Total70

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

Persib Bandung

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Ray Mendoza at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Kevin Ray forlænger sin kontrakt" (in Danish). Viborg FF. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Viborg sluttede med nederlag" (in Danish). Viborg FF. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool hand Viborg goalkeeper Kevin Ray Mendoza a one-week trial". Talk Sport. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mendoza forlader Viborg" (in Danish). Bold DK. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ny klassemålmand til KIF" (in Danish). Kjellerup IF. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Horsens snupper Mendoza fra sommer" (in Danish). Bold DK. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Mendoza efter stærk Horsens-debut: Viste at drengene kan stole på mig" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Michael Lansing erstatter Kevin Ray Mendoza Archived 19 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine , achorsens.dk, 19 June 2019
  10. ↑ HB Køge skriver med Kevin Ray Mendoza, hbkoge.dk, 2 July 2019
  11. ↑ VENDSYSSEL FF HENTER KEVIN RAY MENDOZA I HB KØGE, vendsysselff.dk, 7 September 2020
  12. ↑ Vendsyssel FF opsiger kontrakt med Kevin Mendoza, vendsysselff.dk, 11 February 2021
  13. ↑ Kevin Mendoza skal på malaysisk eventyr, bold.dk, 11 February 2021
  14. ↑ "KL City win the Malaysia Cup after 32-year wait | New Straits Times". December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Profil Kevin Ray Mendoza, Calon Kiper Anyar Persib Bandung dengan Cita Rasa Eropa". www.indosport.com (in Indonesian). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Horsens-vikar får filippinsk pas: Skal konkurrere mod tidligere FCM-keeper" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  17. ↑ Admin (27 December 2018). "Philippines Squad For AFC Asian Cup Announced". The Philippine Football Federation. Philippine Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  18. ↑ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (7 June 2021). "Guirado, Hartmann make Azkals return as nine players to make debut". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  19. ↑ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (15 June 2021). "Azkals end World Cup Qualifiers campaign with Maldives stalemate". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Kevin Mendoza". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "Mendoza, Kevin Ray". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Persib Bandung Juara Liga 1 2023/2024". olahraga. CNN Indonesia. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "Persib Juara Liga 1 Usai Persebaya Imbang". CNN Indonesia. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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