University of South Carolina Upstate

High School/Club: A four-year letterman at Spartanburg High School….A Region II-4A all-region selection as a senior…Named an All-Area All-Academic selection as a junior…Finished his career with 20 goals and 16 assists for 56 points…Missed his sophomore season due to an injury…Began his career with seven goals and five assists as a freshman…After sitting out his sophomore season with an injury, returned with eight goals and four assists as a junior…Tallied five goals and seven assists as a senior…Helped lead the Vikings to an appearance in the 4A state tournament as a freshman...Had a standout club career…Played for the Spartanburg Arsenal and CESA Spartanburg teams…Helped lead the Arsenal to the 2009 state championship.

Personal: Born on Nov. 18, 1996 in Spartanburg, S.C…Son of Ramon and Bladilena Mendez…Has a brother, Alejandro.

Hobbies/Favorites: Likes sports…Likes eating Japanese food…Goal is his favorite movie…Likes watching Family Guy on television…Denzel Washington is his favorite actor and Jennifer Lopez his favorite actress…Likes listening to J Cole…Fall is his favorite season…Sergio Aguero is his favorite sports figure…Favorite quote is, “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”…Dream job is to be a Chemical Engineer.