Carlos Mendes

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.