Alex Mendez
Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Mendez | ||
| Date of birth | September 6, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jong Ajax | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2019 | SC Freiburg | ||
| 2019– | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | LA Galaxy II | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | SC Freiburg II | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Jong Ajax | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 14 | (8) |
| 2019– | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 27, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 8, 2019 | |||
Club career
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.[1]
On October 23, 2018, Mendez announced that he had signed a professional contract for the Bundesliga club SC Freiburg in Germany.[2]
On July 30, 2019, Mendez was signed by Ajax on a three-year deal.[3]
International career
Mendez is playing for the United States Men's National Team U-20 squad, although he remains eligible to play for Mexico.[4]
On November 21, 2018, Mendez scored both goals as USA defeated Mexico 2–0 in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He then participated heavily in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. Later in 2019, he was called up to a United States U23 camp in preparation for Olympic qualifying.[5]
References
- "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.
- https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/ajax-contracteert-alex-mendez.htm
- Galarcep, Ives. "Who is Alex Mendez? The American midfield maestro starring for the USMNT Under-20s". Goal. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/08/kreis-calls-24-players-to-u23-training-camp-and-match-vs-japan-in-san-diego