Lucas Mendes (American soccer)

Lucas Mendes
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-29) December 29, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Arlington, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fredericksburg Fire
Youth career
2013–2016 D.C. United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Virginia Cavaliers 8 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 New York Cosmos B 5 (0)
2018 FC Baltimore 12 (6)
2019 Richmond Kickers 2 (0)
2022– Fredericksburg Fire (indoor) 8 (16)
2022– Virginia Dream
International career
2014 United States U18 3 (1)
2016 United States U20 3 (0)
2022– United States arena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 26, 2022

Lucas Mendes (born December 29, 1997)[1] is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Fredericksburg Fire FC in the Major Arena Soccer League 3. Mendes is usually employed as a winger, but can be used as a striker or a central midfielder. Mendes is also owner of National Premier Soccer League club Virginia Dream FC.[2]

Mendes won Gatorade Player of the Year award for boys' soccer in 2016.[3][4] Mendes won the award while playing for Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. Outside of playing for the Washington-Lee Generals boys' soccer team, Mendes also played for the D.C. United Academy system.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Lucas Mendes - D.C. United U-17/U-18". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. USSoccerDA.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "VIRGINIA DREAM FOOTBALL CLUB JOINS THE NPSL". NPSL.com. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Eilerson, Nick (May 10, 2016). "Washington-Lee midfielder Lucas Mendes stunned by Gatorade National Boys' Soccer Player of the Year honor". The Washington Post. WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Konecky, Chad (May 10, 2016). "Lucas Mendes wins Gatorade National Soccer Player of the Year". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "14 D.C. United Academy players announce they will play Division 1 soccer". D.C. United. DCUnited.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.