Kevin Ray Mendoza

Player

Birthday September 29, 1994

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Herning, Denmark

Age 29 years old

Nationality Denmark

Height 1.87 m

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1994

Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen (born 29 September 1994) is a professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.

Born in Denmark, he plays for the Philippines national team.

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

2011

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.

2012

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.

2013

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

2014

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.

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

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

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

2015

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

2018

On 30 June 2018, it was announced that Mendoza have signed a two-year deal with Danish Superliga club AC Horsens.

On 22 July, he made his debut for Horsens in a 1–1 home draw against Randers FC.

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.

He was named in the Asian Cup squad but did not feature in the tournament.

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.

Kuala Lumpur City

2019

The club announced on 19 June 2019 that they had terminated the contract with the player.

Mendoza joined HB Køge on 2 July 2019.

2020

On 7 September 2020, he moved to Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF.

His contract was terminated on 11 February 2021.

One day after leaving Vendsyssel, Mendoza joined Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur.

He went on to help Kuala Lumpur win the 2021 Malaysia Cup.

He was named man of the match in the final against JDT.

His departure form the club was announced on 27 November through the club's social media.

In November 2023, he officially signed a contract with Persib Bandung which plays in Liga 1.

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.