Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen (born 29 September 1994) is a Filipino-Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Kuala Lumpur City and the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth

Mendoza is a former

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and

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

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. 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. In February 2013, Mendoza was given a one-week trial and a chance to train with

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's reserve team. 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.

Kjellerup IF

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

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. 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 Ringkøbing Idrætsforening () is an association football club based in the town of Ringkøbing, West Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1900, it is shortly known ...

signing a six-month deal.

Thisted FC

On 27 May 2015, Mendoza joined

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. 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

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

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

HB Køge

Mendoza joined

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on 2 July 2019.

Vendsyssel FF

On 7 September 2020, he moved to

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club

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, which has a capaci ...

. His contract was terminated on 11 February 2021.

Kuala Lumpur

One day after leaving Vendsyssel, Mendoza joined Malaysian club

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. He went on to help Kuala Lumpur win the 2021 Malaysia Cup. He was named man of the match in the final against JDT.

International career

Mendoza was born and raised in Denmark of mixed Danish and Filipino heritage which made him eligible to play for

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or the

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at international level. In December 2018, Mendoza applied for a Philippine passport to join the training camp of the Philippines national team in preparation for the

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. 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

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; he maintained the 1–1 draw of the first half.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

KL City FC *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendoza, Kevin Ray Danish footballers Danish expatriate footballers Danish Superliga players 1994 births Living people Danish 1st Division players Malaysia Super League players Vejle Boldklub players Viborg FF players Kjellerup IF players Ringkøbing IF players Thisted FC players AC Horsens players HB Køge players Vendsyssel FF players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Association football goalkeepers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Danish people of Filipino descent Citizens of the Philippines through descent People from Herning Municipality Danish expatriates in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Filipino footballers Philippines international footballers Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region