Raúl Mendiola (born May 18, 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Central Valley Fuego in the USL League One.
| 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 | Central Valley Fuego | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | LA Galaxy | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | LA Galaxy II | 69 | (6) |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Lights | 22 | (10) |
| 2019 | Reno 1868 | 28 | (4) |
| 2020 | San Diego Loyal | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Lights | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Central Valley Fuego | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn 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 side's 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]
Mendiola joined USL Championship side Reno 1868 on December 10, 2018.[5]
On July 23, 2020, Las Vegas Lights Head Coach Frank Yallop announced that Mendiola would reunite with the team for the remainder of the 2020 season.[6]
Mendiola signed with USL Championship side San Diego Loyal in January 2020. He returned to former side Las Vegas Lights on July 23, 2020.[7]
After three years without a professional club, Mendiola returned to the professional ranks signing with USL League One side Central Valley Fuego on February 20, 2024.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of April 27, 2015[9]
| 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 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Major League Soccer Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2014 | USL Pro | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| 2015 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||||
| 2016 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| Las Vegas Lights | 2018 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | |||
| Reno 1868 | 2019 | USL Championship | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| San Diego Loyal | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Las Vegas Lights | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| USL Championship Total | 125 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
Honors
editLA Galaxy
References
edit- ^ a b c "LA Galaxy sign forwards Bradford Jamieson, Raul Mendiola to Homegrown contracts". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "No jitters for LA Galaxy Homegrown Player Raul Mendiola in confident MLS debut". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ @joetutino (23 March 2014). "@LAGalaxyII" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lights FC Bolsters Attack with Mendiola, Mathers". 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Reno Makes Mendiola First Addition of Offseason". 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Lights FC's Second All-Time Leading Scorer Raul Mendiola Signs for 2020 Season". 23 July 2020.
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (23 July 2020). "Playmaker Mendiola Makes Return to Lights FC". USL Championship.
- ^ "Central Valley Fuego FC Sign Midfielder Raul Mendiola".
- ^ Raúl Mendiola at Soccerway