Why isn’t Alejandro Zendejas called up by Mexico? | OneFootball

For some time now, the name of Alejandro Zendejas has been buzzing in the Mexican National Team circle because the player has been performing extraordinarily with the eagles and there are many criticisms for not being called up by Mexico.

There is a lot of history regarding Zendejas with the Mexican National Team, the first thing happened when he arrived at Chivas from Dallas FC; in Guadalajara, he was prohibited from wearing the colors of the United States, a team where he had already been called up for the U-17.

Zendejas went on to represent Mexico in the U-21 in 2017 in preparation for the Olympic Games that would be played three years later, but he was not included in the final list; a few years later, in 2021 he was called up by Gerardo Martino to the Senior Team, where he only played a few minutes.

Here the controversy began, as FIFA sanctioned the Mexican National Team because the correct paperwork was not done to be able to call up a player who had previously played with another national team

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From this situation, the directors pressured Zendejas to sign a 'paper' that linked him with Mexico and prevented him from being called up by the United States, something that the Americanist player did not like since he was not even called up by Gerardo Martino, a coach who never liked him preferring players like Urien Antuna or Roberto Alvarado.

In fact, the commentator, Andrés Vaca, revealed that 'Tata' Martino at the time confessed that he did not see quality in Alejandro Zendejas and that he was even going to be a substitute at America, so his call-up was not necessary.

Why was he no longer called up by the Mexican National Team?

From all this, the player made the decision to do the 'One Time Switch' to the United States to stop representing Mexico and be able to be called up by the stars and stripes team.

And while it is true that he has not been a regular on this team, little by little he has been earning his place and even already has two consecutive call-ups and if all goes well, he will be part of the list for the 2026 World Cup.

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