Raúl Mendiola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | LA Galaxy | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 39 | (6) |
| 2018– | Las Vegas Lights | 18 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:09, 23 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Raúl Mendiola (born May 18, 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Las Vegas Lights in the USL.
Career
Born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Mendiola joined the LA Galaxy Academy in 2011.[1] While at the academy level Mendiola won back-to-back U-16 Development Academy Player of the Year awards after the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, playing for California-based development academy club Arsenal FC.[1]
On February 20, 2014 it was announced that Mendiola was signed as a homegrown player by the Galaxy.[1] He then made his professional debut with the LA Galaxy II, the reserve side of the LA Galaxy, on March 22, 2014 in the sides first ever USL Pro match against the Orange County Blues. His first appearance with the LA Galaxy first team came on May 17, 2014 in a regular season MLS match against the Houston Dynamo.[2][3]
On May 31, 2018, Mendiola joined United Soccer League side Las Vegas Lights.[4]
Career statistics
- As of April 27, 2015[5]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2014 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| LA Galaxy II | 2014 | USL Pro | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| 2015 | USL Pro | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Honors
- LA Galaxy
References
- ^ a b c "LA Galaxy sign forwards Bradford Jamieson, Raul Mendiola to Homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "No jitters for LA Galaxy Homegrown Player Raul Mendiola in confident MLS debut". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ https://twitter.com/joetutino/status/447553012307734528/photo/1
- ^ https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/923107?referrer_id=3279422
- ^ Raúl Mendiola at Soccerway
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Ciudad Juárez
- Mexican footballers
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- LA Galaxy players
- LA Galaxy II players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- United Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Footballers from Chihuahua