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 | 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 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 14, 2024 | |||
Raúl Mendiola (born May 18, 1994) is a Mexican professional
attacking midfielder for Central Valley Fuego in the USL League One
.
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
On May 31, 2018, Mendiola joined
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
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
- As of 27 April 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
LA Galaxy
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (23 July 2020). "Playmaker Mendiola Makes Return to Lights FC". USL Championship.
- ^ "Central Valley Fuego FC Sign Midfielder Raul Mendiola".
- ^ Raúl Mendiola at Soccerway