Kevin Ray Mendoza
Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen (born 29 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Philippines national team. Career. Youth. Mendoza is a former FC Midtjylland and Viborg FF 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 Liverpool'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 Kjellerup IF. 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 signing a six-month deal. Thisted FC. On 27 May 2015, Mendoza joined Thisted FC. 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 Danish Superliga club AC Horsens. On 22 July, he made his debut for Horsens in a 1–1 home draw against Randers FC. The club announced on 19 June 2019, that they had  terminated the contract with the player. HB Køge. Mendoza joined HB Køge on 2 July 2019. Vendsyssel FF. On 7 September 2020, he moved to Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF. His contract was terminated on 11 February 2021. Kuala Lumpur. 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. International career. 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. 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.