EL PASO, TEXAS – July 7, 2026 – El Paso Locomotive FC’s Alex Méndez has been named in this week’s USL Championship Team of the Week.
Méndez opened the scoring in El Paso’s 2-1 victory over Las Vegas Lights FC before assisting on Álvaro Quezada’s game-winner. It marks the second time this season that Méndez has recorded both a goal and an assist in a Locomotive victory.
USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 17/18
GK – Oliver Semmle, Lexington SC
D – Garven Metusala, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
D – Nico Benalcázar, Orange County SC
D – Makel Rasheed, Indy Eleven
M – Alex Méndez, El Paso Locomotive FC
M – Aaron Molloy, Lexington SC
M – Emilio Ycaza, Charleston Battery
M – Zico Bailey, New Mexico United
F – Adrien Pérez, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
F – Yaniv Bazini, Orange County SC
F – Emil Jääskeläinen, Sporting Club Jacksonville
Coach – Dennis Sanchez, New Mexico United
Bench – Joey Batrouni (SA), Aidan Rocha (COS), Themi Antonoglu (LV), Jorge Hernández (SA), Amos Shapiro-Thompson (RI), Abdellatif Aboukoura (LDN), Cristian Nava (NM)