Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen (born 29 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Philippines national team.[1]

Kevin Ray Mendoza

Mendoza with Viborg FF in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen
Date of birth	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Herning, Denmark
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Kuala Lumpur City
Number	1
Youth career
	Midtjylland
	Viborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Liverpool F.C	6	(0)
2014	Kjellerup
2014–2015	Ringkøbing
2015–2018	Thisted	32	(0)
2018–2019	Horsens	6	(0)
2019–2020	HB Køge	33	(0)
2020	Vendsyssel FF	16	(0)
2021–	Kuala Lumpur City	44	(0)
National team‡
2021–	Philippines	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:40, 16 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:40, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Youth

Mendoza is a former FC Midtjylland and Viborg FF youth team player.

Viborg FF

In 2011, he was promoted to Viborg FF's first team squad signing a 3-year contract with the club. Prior to that, he had repeatedly served as backup keeper for the club's first team after the departure of Kristian Kirk.[2]

On 10 June 2012, Mendoza made his debut for Viborg FF on the final match of the season in a 2–1 defeat against FC West Zealand.[3]

In February 2013, Mendoza was given a one-week trial and a chance to train with Liverpool's reserve team.[4]

On April 3, 2014, Viborg FF announced that they had agreed to terminate the contract of Mendoza with immediate effect. Mendoza requested to leave after being demoted as third choice goalkeeper of the club.[5]

Kjellerup IF

A few days after the termination of his contract at Viborg FF, Mendoza joined Kjellerup IF.[6]

On 12 April 2014, Mendoza made his debut for Kjellerup IF in a 3–0 home win against Aabyhøj IF.

Ringkøbing IF

After his stint in Kjellerup IF, Mendoza joined Ringkøbing IF signing a six-month deal.

Thisted FC

On 27 May 2015, Mendoza joined Thisted FC. The club has been following him since the termination of his contract at Viborg FF.

AC Horsens

On 30 June 2018, it was announced that Mendoza have signed a two-year deal with Danish Superliga club AC Horsens.[7] On 22 July, he made his debut for Horsens in a 1–1 home draw against Randers FC.[8] The club announced on 19 June 2019, that they had terminated the contract with the player.[9]

HB Køge

Mendoza joined HB Køge on 2 July 2019.[10]

Vendsyssel FF

On 7 September 2020, he moved to Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF.[11] His contract was terminated on 11 February 2021.[12]

Kuala Lumpur

One day after leaving Vendsyssel, Mendoza joined Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur.[13] He went on to help Kuala Lumpur win the 2021 Malaysia Cup. He was named man of the match in the final against JDT.[14]

International career

Mendoza was born and raised in Denmark of mixed Danish and Filipino heritage which made him eligible to play for Denmark or the Philippines at international level.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2018, Mendoza applied for a Philippine passport to join the training camp of the Philippines national team in preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[15] He was named in the Asian Cup squad but did not feature in the tournament.[16] His international debut was on 15 June 2021 as a half-time substitute for Bernd Schipmann in a World Cup qualifier against the Maldives; he maintained the 1–1 draw of the first half.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2022[19]

International

As of match played 18 December 2021[20]

Honours

KL City FC

• Malaysia Cup: 2021

References

External links

• Kevin Ray Mendoza at Soccerway
• Kevin Ray Mendoza at FootballDatabase.eu

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