Alex Mendez

Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax.

Alex Mendez
Personal information
Full name Alex Mendez
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)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jong Ajax
Number 38
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 22 (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 August 3, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 11, 2020

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 has been capped by the United States at the U-17, U-20, and U-23 levels. Before being cap-tied by to the United States, he was also eligible to represent Mexico.

On November 21, 2018, Mendez scored both goals as the United States 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.[4]

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References
  1. "LA Galaxy II vs. Orange County – 3 August 2017 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  2. 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.
  3. https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/ajax-contracteert-alex-mendez.htm
  4. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/08/kreis-calls-24-players-to-u23-training-camp-and-match-vs-japan-in-san-diego


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