Alex_Mendez
Alex Mendez
American soccer player
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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Mendez with the United States U20 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 11, 2020 | |||
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.
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.
United States U20
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2018
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Ball: 2018
- "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.
- ""Football has kept me away from delinquency" – Alex Méndez". AS.com. January 21, 2021.
- Alex Mendez at Soccerway
- Alex Mendez at USL Championship
