Alex Mendez
Alex Mendez (born September 6, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Jong Ajax.
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| 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 | ||
| 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) |
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* 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]
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
- https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/08/kreis-calls-24-players-to-u23-training-camp-and-match-vs-japan-in-san-diego