Manuel Mendoza

For the Medal of Honor recipient, see Manuel V. Mendoza.
Manuel Mendoza
Personal information
Full name Manuel Alberto Mendoza Rezabala
Date of birth (1989-01-19) January 19, 1989
Place of birth Portoviejo, Ecuador
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Técnico Universitario
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2007 LDU Portoviejo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2009 LDU Portoviejo 69 (0)
2010–2012 LDU Quito 0 (0)
2011 → LDU Portoviejo (loan) 6 (0)
2012 LDU Portoviejo 24 (0)
2013– Técnico Universitario 34 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Ecuador U-20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 13, 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 6, 2009
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Rezabala.

Manuel Alberto Mendoza Rezabala (born January 19, 1989 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Técnico Universitario.

Club career

Mendoza has been playing professionally for LDU Portoviejo in recent times although he has not been a regular. He is expected to play more games for his club because of the stellar performance in the 2009 South American Youth Championship.

In December 2009, he transferred to LDU Quito.

International career

Mendoza played a starting rolein Ecuador's participation in the 2009 South American Youth Championship. He had great performances for Ecuador's campaign. Against Peru he was close to saving a penalty from Reimond Manco.[1] Mendoza kept two clean-sheets against Venezuela and Colombia. In the game against Argentina, he made an error, along with the defense, and Argentina tied the game 2–2 in the last minutes of the game. Ecuador would be eliminated from the tournament by coin toss, despite a respectable campaign.

Mendoza received a call-up to the senior team in early February 2009 for an unofficial friendly against England's U-21 team. He was an unused substitute and didn't play in Ecuador's 3–2 win.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/1784/south-american-u-20/2009/01/20/1068961/ecuador-debut-with-narrow-win-over-peru

External links

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