Alejandro Zendejas

Alejandro "Alex" Zendejas Saavedra (born February 7, 1998) is a Mexican-American footballer who currently plays as a winger forClub Necaxa of the Liga MX. He also holds U.S. citizenship having grown up in Texas and appeared for U.S. youth squads before signing with Guadalajara.

Zendejas was born in Ciudad Juárez in Mexico before moving to El Paso in the United States at a young age. The MLS, U.S. Soccer and FC Dallas websites all listed him as being born in El Paso, Texas. FC Dallas later confirmed that Zendejas had been born in Mexico.

FC Dallas

On October 1, 2014, Zendejas signed a homegrown player contract with FC Dallas, making him the 13th homegrown signing in club history. However, he was not eligible to play for the first team until the 2015 season. He made his professional debut on May 1, 2015, in a 4–1 victory over Houston Dynamo.

C.D. Guadalajara

On June 23, 2016, Zendejas signed with Liga MX C.D. Guadalajara. In order to meet with the club's tradition of only using Mexican players, Zendejas agreed to reject future U.S. national team call-ups and accept Mexico national team call-ups if they ever occur. Zendejas was registered with the first team and was given the number 29 jersey, the same kit he had at Dallas. Zendejas made his Liga MX debut on August 6, in a match against Querétaro.

Loan at Zacatepec

In a press conference, Chivas coach Matias Almeyda confirmed some youth players would be sent out on loan to sister club Zacatepec to get playing time. On June 8, 2017, Zacatepec announced they had signed Zendejas on loan. Zendejas scored his first professional goal in a Copa MX match against Cruz Azul. He scored his first Ascenso MX goal on August 12, 2017, against Murciélagos F.C. Zacatepec would go on to win 1-0 with his goal.

Necaxa

On June 29, 2020, Zendejas joined Club Necaxa on a free transfer.

Zendejas was a member the United States under-17 squad that competed at the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Overall, he gained 27 caps and scored four goals for the U-17 national team. After joining Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara, Zendejas agreed to reject future U.S. national team call-ups and accept Mexico national team call-ups if they occur.

In August 2017, Zendejas was called up to the Mexican under-21 national team for games in China and Qatar, the start of preparation for the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.

Club

Guadalajara

• Liga MX: Clausura 2017
• Supercopa MX: 2016
• Copa MX: Clausura 2017