Raúl Mendiola

Raúl Mendiola
Personal information
Date of birth18 May 1994
Place of birthCiudad Juárez, Mexico
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
LA Galaxy
Number40
Youth career
2009–2014LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–LA Galaxy3(0)
2014→ LA Galaxy II (loan)20(2)
2015→ LA Galaxy II (loan)5(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 22, 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Raúl Mendiola (born May 18, 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Career

Born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Mendiola joined the LA Galaxy Academy in 2009.[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.[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]

Career statistics

As of April 27, 2015[4]
Club Season League League Cup U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy 2014 Major League Soccer300000——30
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL Pro20200————202
2015 USL Pro51——————51
Career total 283000000283

Honors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "LA Galaxy sign forwards Bradford Jamieson, Raul Mendiola to Homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "No jitters for LA Galaxy Homegrown Player Raul Mendiola in confident MLS debut". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/joetutino/status/447553012307734528/photo/1
  4. ↑ Raúl Mendiola profile at Soccerway

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