Manuel Mendoza (footballer, born 1989)
Manuel Alberto Mendoza Rezabala (born January 19, 1989 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Técnico Universitario.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Alberto Mendoza Rezabala | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Portoviejo, Ecuador | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ecuador U-20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 13, 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 6, 2009 | |||
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.