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Alejandro Zendejas Saavedra (born 7 February 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América.

Alejandro Zendejas
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Zendejas Saavedra
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
América
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2014 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Dallas 8 (0)
2016–2020 Guadalajara 8 (0)
2017–2018Zacatepec (loan) 32 (4)
2020–2021 Necaxa 50 (11)
2022– América 37 (12)
National team
2013 United States U15 10 (2)
2013–2015 United States U17 27 (4)
2017 Mexico U21 1 (0)
2021 Mexico U23 3 (1)
2021– Mexico 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2022

Early life


Zendejas was born in Ciudad Juárez in Mexico before moving to El Paso in the United States at a young age. The MLS, U.S. Soccer and FC Dallas websites all listed him as being born in El Paso, Texas. FC Dallas later confirmed that Zendejas had been born in Mexico.[1]


Club career



FC Dallas


On October 1, 2014, Zendejas signed a homegrown player contract with FC Dallas, making him the 13th homegrown signing in club history. However, he was not eligible to play for the first team until the 2015 season.[2] He made his professional debut on May 1, 2015, in a 4–1 victory over Houston Dynamo.[3]


C.D. Guadalajara


On June 23, 2016, Zendejas signed with Liga MX C.D. Guadalajara. In order to meet with the club's tradition of only using Mexican players,[4][5] Zendejas agreed to reject future U.S. national team call-ups and accept Mexico national team call-ups if they ever occur.[6] Zendejas was registered with the first team and was given the number 29 jersey, the same kit he had at Dallas. Zendejas made his Liga MX debut on August 6, in a match against Querétaro.[7]


Loan at Zacatepec

In a press conference, Chivas coach Matías Almeyda confirmed some youth players would be sent out on loan to sister club Zacatepec to get playing time. On June 8, 2017, Zacatepec announced they had signed Zendejas on loan. Zendejas scored his first professional goal in a Copa MX match against Cruz Azul. He scored his first Ascenso MX goal on August 12, 2017, against Murciélagos F.C. Zacatepec would go on to win 1-0 with his goal.[7]


Necaxa


On June 29, 2020, Zendejas joined Club Necaxa on a free transfer.[8]


International career



United States


Zendejas was a member the United States under-17 squad that competed at the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship playing alongside future USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams. Overall, he gained 27 caps and scored four goals for the U-17 national team.[9] After joining Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara, Zendejas agreed to reject future U.S. national team call-ups and accept Mexico national team call-ups if they occur.


Mexico


In August 2017, Zendejas was called up to the Mexico under-21 squad for games in China and Qatar, the start of preparation for the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.[10]

Zendejas received his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 27 October 2021 in a friendly match against Ecuador, coming in as a substitute in the 65th minute for Uriel Antuna.[11]


Controversy


In late August 2022, FIFA issues an investigation probe on the Mexican Football Federation regarding Zendejas' call-ups to friendly matches in October 2021 and April 2022, against Ecuador and Guatemala respectively, the matches themselves were non-FIFA regulated matches but nevertheless, Zendejas' national team allegiance was still under the 'legal' jurisdiction of the United States Soccer Federation, meaning that Zendejas (illegally) took part of call-ups to friendly matches without consulting or filing a one-time switch to FIFA in order to switch national team allegiances, a violation of FIFA regulations.[12]

On November 9, 2022, Zendejas’ attorneys reveal to media that the player is considering a one-time switch transfer to the United States, other details include that USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter would consider lining-up Zendejas in the USMNT at some point after their participation in the 2022 World Cup.[13]


Career statistics



Club


As of 22 October 2022[14]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2015 MLS 8020100
Guadalajara 2016–17 Liga MX 2080100
2018–19 4061101
2019–20 201030
Total 80151231
Zacatepec (loan) 2017–18 Ascenso MX 32481405
Necaxa 2020–21 Liga MX 325325
2021–22 186186
Total 50115011
América 2021–22 Liga MX 185185
2022–23 197197
Total 37123712
Career total 13527252000016029
  1. Includes U.S. Open Cup and Copa MX

International


As of match played 27 April 2022[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202110
202210
Total20

Honours


Guadalajara


References


  1. "Tom Marshall on Twitter".
  2. "FC Dallas signs 13th Homegrown player Alejandro Zendejas". FCDallas.com. FC Dallas Media Services. October 1, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. Lovell, Darrell (May 1, 2015). "Match Recap: FC Dallas 4, Houston Dynamo 1". FCDallas.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. C.V., Chivas de Corazon S.A. de. "Nueva incorporación para el Rebaño".
  5. "FC Dallas winger Alex Zendejas set to join Chivas - sources".
  6. "Sources: FC Dallas homegrown Zendejas set for Chivas move". goal.com. Ives Galarcep and Jon Arnold. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  7. MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". www.ligamx.net.
  8. "Necaxa. Alejandro Zendejas deja a Chivas y se viste de Rayo".
  9. "2015 statistics". USsoccer.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  10. a.esteban (August 25, 2017). "Sorpresas en Sub 21".
  11. "Alejandro Zendejas, el nuevo jugador del Tri que rompe el molde del futbolista mexicano". espn.com.mx. October 25, 2021.
  12. Booth, Chuck (August 26, 2022). "Alejandro Zendejas-Mexico case: FIFA to investigate ex-USMNT prospect's dual national eligibility, per reports". CBS Soccer.
  13. "Alejandro Zendejas se decanta por la selección de Estados Unidos sobre la selección mexicana". MSN.com (in Spanish). November 11, 2022.
  14. Alejandro Zendejas at Soccerway
  15. Alejandro Zendejas at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  17. "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  18. "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.



На других языках


[de] Alejandro Zendejas

Alejandro Zendejas Saavedra (* 7. Februar 1998 in El Paso, Texas)[1] ist ein US-amerikanisch-mexikanischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler begann seine Laufbahn beim FC Dallas und steht seit Sommer 2016 beim mexikanischen CD Guadalajara unter Vertrag.
- [en] Alejandro Zendejas

[es] Alejandro Zendejas

Alejandro Zendejas Saavedra (Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México 7 de febrero de 1998) es un futbolista mexicano, juega como Extremo Derecho y su actual equipo es el Club América de la Liga MX.

[it] Alejandro Zendejas

Alejandro Zendejas Zaavedra (Ciudad Juárez, 7 febbraio 1998) è un calciatore messicano con cittadinanza statunitense, centrocampista dell'América.

[ru] Сендехас, Алекс

Алехандро Сендехас (англ. Alejandro "Alex" Zendejas; родился 7 февраля 1998 года в Эль-Пасо, Техас, США) — американский футболист мексиканского происхождения, полузащитник клуба «Гвадалахара».



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