Carlos Mendes

Carlos Mendes
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Defender
  • Columbus Crew
  • 5' 11"
  • 175 lbs.
  • 12-25-1980
  • Mineola, NY

MLS Career Highlights: Appeared in 146 matches, starting 128 all with New York, entering this season... Recorded two assists during that time...Ranks second all-time in New York club history in games played, games started and minutes played... Was selected by the Crew in the First Stage of the 2011 MLS Re-entry Process... MLS Playoffs Career Highlights: Appeared in 11 matches with nine starts... Started in the 2008 MLS Cup final against the Crew... U.S. Open Cup Career Highlights: Appeared in nine matches all with New York...

2012 MLS Season (As of 8/2): Made his Crew debut on May 23 at Seattlle playing the full 90 minutes... Appeared in five matches, all starts... Has one yellow card... Missed matches on 3/10, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 6/23, 6/30, 7/8 and 7/14 due to injury (hamstring)...

2011 MLS Season: Appeared in 18 matches starting 16... 2011 MLS Playoffs: Appeared in two matches with one start...

2010 MLS Season: Returned from injury to become a first-choice starting defender by the midway point of the season... Appeared in 21 matches, starting 20... Made first appearance since hip surgery on April 27 in 2-1 win over Philadelphia, playing the first half...  Assisted on team’s lone goal vs. Columbus on May 20 after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute... Made 100th career regular season start at Chicago on Aug. 8... 2010 MLS Playoffs: Started both matchs vs. San Jose... 2010 U.S. Open Cup: Appeared in three matches...

2009 MLS Season:Appeared  in 12 matches, starting in 11... Started in the team’s first game of the season in Seattle on March 19... Underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip in July...2009 U.S. Open Cup: Appeared in one match...

2008 MLS Season:Appeared in 17 matches starting in 10... Underwent successful sports hernia surgery on Oct. 23 in Germany, forcing him to miss two weeks of action... 2008 MLS Playoffs: Made three appearances and two starts...  Started in central defense for the Western Conference Final and MLS Cup Final against the Crew... 2008 U.S. Open Cup: Appeared in one match...

2007 MLS Season: Appeared in 23 matches starting 19... 2007 U.S. Open Cup: Appeared in one match...

2006 MLS Season: Started in 31 matches... recorded his first professional assist on 5/20 vs. Chivas USA... 2006 MLS Playoffs: Started in both matrches against D.C. United... 2006 U.S. Open Cup: Appeared in two matches...

2005 MLS Season: Appeared in 24 games (21 starts) during his first year in MLS... 2005 MLS Playoffs: Started in both matches against New England... 2005 U.S. Open Cup: Appeared in one match...


Collegiate:
Appeared in 72 matches at Old Dominion... Recorded 11 goals and 25 assists over four-year career... Is third all-time in assists in ODU history... Earned CAA Rookie of the Year in 1998, becoming the first player in ODU history to receive the award.

Personal:
Son of Jose and Maria Mendes... Has two sisters, Melissa and Juliana, and a brother, Robert... Majored in Education... Plays the drums and guitar ... Mendes along with six of his New York teammates appeared in a Sept. 2005 Vogue Magazine photo spread with Victoria’s Secret supermodel Gisele Bundchen... Has an extensive baseball cap collection...  Favorite TV shows include Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Office.

 

Career Statistics (Regular Season)

Year Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
2012 Columbus Crew 12 12 0 949 0 2 0 21 0 2 0
2011 New York Red Bulls 18 16 0 1505 0 2 1 21 0 3 0
2010 New York Red Bulls 21 20 0 1785 1 0 0 22 0 5 1
2009 New York Red Bulls 12 11 0 868 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
2008 New York Red Bulls 17 10 0 964 0 2 1 20 0 2 0
2007 New York Red Bulls 23 19 0 1709 0 0 0 12 0 2 0
2006 New York Red Bulls 31 31 0 2751 1 0 0 35 0 6 0
2005 MetroStars 24 21 0 1916 0 1 0 33 0 5 0
Career Totals 158 140 0 12447 2 7 2 177 0 26 1

2012 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Regular Season Columbus Crew 12 12 0 949 0 2 0 21 0 2 0

2011 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Playoffs New York Red Bulls 2 1 0 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLS Regular Season New York Red Bulls 18 16 0 1505 0 2 1 21 0 3 0

2010 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Playoffs New York Red Bulls 2 2 0 174 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MLS Regular Season New York Red Bulls 21 20 0 1785 1 0 0 22 0 5 1

2009 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Regular Season New York Red Bulls 12 11 0 868 0 0 0 13 0 1 0

2008 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Playoffs New York Red Bulls 3 2 0 183 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MLS Regular Season New York Red Bulls 17 10 0 964 0 2 1 20 0 2 0

2007 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Playoffs New York Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS Regular Season New York Red Bulls 23 19 0 1709 0 0 0 12 0 2 0

2006 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Playoffs New York Red Bulls 2 2 0 169 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
MLS Regular Season New York Red Bulls 31 31 0 2751 1 0 0 35 0 6 0

2005 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Playoffs MetroStars 2 2 0 180 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
MLS Regular Season MetroStars 24 21 0 1916 0 1 0 33 0 5 0
GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, G: Goals, MIN: Minutes Played, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOG: Shots on Goal, FC: Fouls Committed, OFF: Offsides, Y: Yellow Cards, R: Red Cards, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, SO: Shutouts, SV: Saves, PKA: Penalty Kick Attempts, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals, PKS: Penalty Kick Saves

Regular Season Game Log

Date Match Result Appearance MINS G A SHT SOG FC FS Y R
10/28/2012 TOR @ CLB W 1-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
10/20/2012 CLB @ DC L 2-3 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
10/7/2012 KC @ CLB T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/29/2012 PHI @ CLB W 2-3 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/22/2012 CLB @ CHI L 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/19/2012 CHV @ CLB W 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/15/2012 CLB @ NY L 1-3 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/5/2012 CLB @ NE L 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/1/2012 MTL @ CLB W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8/29/2012 CLB @ PHI W 2-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8/25/2012 NE @ CLB W 3-4 Started 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8/22/2012 TOR @ CLB W 1-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
8/19/2012 CLB @ HOU T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8/15/2012 LA @ CLB T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
8/4/2012 CLB @ DC L 0-1 Started 90 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
7/28/2012 CLB @ KC W 2-1 Started 90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
7/21/2012 DC @ CLB W 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7/14/2012 KC @ CLB L 2-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7/8/2012 CLB @ MTL L 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6/30/2012 RSL @ CLB W 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6/23/2012 CLB @ CHI L 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6/16/2012 CLB @ NE T 0-0 Started 45 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
5/26/2012 CHI @ CLB W 1-2 Started 54 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5/23/2012 CLB @ SEA W 2-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
5/19/2012 CLB @ SJ T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/12/2012 DAL @ CLB W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/5/2012 CLB @ POR T 0-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/28/2012 VAN @ CLB L 1-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/21/2012 HOU @ CLB T 2-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/14/2012 CLB @ PHI L 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/7/2012 NY @ CLB L 4-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/31/2012 CLB @ TOR W 1-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/24/2012 MTL @ CLB W 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/10/2012 CLB @ COL L 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/20/2011 PHI @ NY W 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/2011 NY @ KC L 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/4/2011 LA @ NY W 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/1/2011 NY @ TOR T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/24/2011 POR @ NY W 0-2 Started 90 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9/21/2011 RSL @ NY L 3-1 Subbed On 75 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9/17/2011 NY @ DAL W 1-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9/10/2011 VAN @ NY T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
8/20/2011 NY @ NE T 2-2 Subbed On 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8/13/2011 CHI @ NY T 2-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8/6/2011 NY @ RSL L 0-3 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7/23/2011 DAL @ NY T 2-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7/20/2011 NY @ COL L 1-4 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7/16/2011 NY @ CHV T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
7/9/2011 DC @ NY L 1-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7/6/2011 TOR @ NY W 0-5 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
7/2/2011 NY @ SJ T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6/26/2011 NY @ CHI T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0
6/23/2011 NY @ SEA L 2-4 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6/19/2011 NY @ POR T 3-3 Started 90 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
6/10/2011 NE @ NY W 1-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6/4/2011 CLB @ NY T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/28/2011 NY @ VAN T 1-1 Started 70 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
5/25/2011 COL @ NY T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
5/21/2011 NY @ HOU T 2-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/15/2011 CHV @ NY L 3-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/7/2011 NY @ LA T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/30/2011 KC @ NY W 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/21/2011 NY @ DC W 4-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/16/2011 SJ @ NY W 0-3 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/9/2011 NY @ PHI L 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/2/2011 HOU @ NY T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/26/2011 NY @ CLB T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3/19/2011 SEA @ NY W 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/21/2010 NE @ NY W 0-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10/16/2010 NY @ PHI L 1-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/9/2010 RSL @ NY T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
10/2/2010 KC @ NY W 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
9/24/2010 NY @ LA W 2-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9/16/2010 NY @ DAL T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
9/11/2010 COL @ NY W 1-3 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/4/2010 NY @ RSL L 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8/28/2010 SJ @ NY W 0-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8/21/2010 NY @ TOR W 4-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8/14/2010 LA @ NY L 1-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8/11/2010 TOR @ NY W 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8/8/2010 NY @ CHI T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7/31/2010 NY @ HOU T 2-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
7/17/2010 NY @ CLB L 0-2 Started 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
7/10/2010 DC @ NY T 0-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7/4/2010 NY @ COL T 1-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6/26/2010 NY @ KC W 3-0 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6/5/2010 CHV @ NY W 0-1 Started 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6/2/2010 HOU @ NY W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/29/2010 NY @ NE L 2-3 Started 56 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1
5/20/2010 CLB @ NY L 3-1 Subbed On 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/15/2010 SEA @ NY L 1-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/8/2010 NY @ SJ L 0-4 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5/1/2010 NY @ DC W 2-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/24/2010 PHI @ NY W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/17/2010 DAL @ NY W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/10/2010 NY @ CHV L 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/3/2010 NY @ SEA W 1-0 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/27/2010 CHI @ NY W 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, G: Goals, MIN: Minutes Played, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOG: Shots on Goal, FC: Fouls Committed, OFF: Offsides, Y: Yellow Cards, R: Red Cards, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, SO: Shutouts, SV: Saves, PKA: Penalty Kick Attempts, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals, PKS: Penalty Kick Saves