Alex Mendez

Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vizela.

For the Spanish footballer, see Alex Méndez.
Alex Mendez
Mendez in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex Mendez[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-06) September 6, 2000
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vizela
Number 19
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 II 0 (0)
2019–2021 Jong Ajax 39 (3)
2021– Vizela 8 (2)
National team‡
2017 United States U17 7 (1)
2018–2019 United States U20 14 (8)
2019– United States U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 14, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 11, 2020

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 3 goals in 12 appearances in the U19 Bundesliga.[4]

Ajax

On 30 July 2019, Mendez was signed by Ajax on a three-year deal.[5] He made is 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 3 July 2021 it was announced that Alex Mendez would transfer to Portuguese club F.C. Vizela for an undisclosed transfer fee.[7]

On 6 August 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 U-17, U-20, and U-23 levels.

In 2018, Mendez was awarded the Young Player of the Year award for the United States.

Honors

United States U20

Individual

Personal life

Mendez was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent.[8]

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. 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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