Abel Mendoza
Abel Mendoza is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Utah Valley Wolverines.
Club career
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mendoza began his career with the Las Vegas Soccer Academy before joining the youth academy program of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.In 2018, he joined Real Salt Lake.
In August 2020, Mendoza and other members of the Real Salt Lake under-19s refused to practice after racist remarks made by the club's owner Dell Loy Hansen.
On May 14, 2021, Mendoza joined Real Salt Lake's affiliate USL Championship squad Real Monarchs, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in their match against LA Galaxy II.