Mako Mendonca

Mako Mendonca

Mako Mendonca in Training
No. 32 – Austin Copperheads
Position:	Runningback
Personal information
Born:	(2007-09-10)September 10, 2007 (aged 55) London, United Kingdom
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:	Rice University
ISFL Draft:	2031  / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Palm Beach Solar Bears (2030 (S15)-2031 (S16)) Austin Copperheads (2031 (S16))
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
DSFL Ultimini Champion (2030 (S15)) DSFL Playoff MVP (2030 (S15))
Career DSFL statistics
Total touchdowns: 5 Receptions: 6 Receiving yards: 53 Yards per reception: 8.8 Receiving touchdowns: 0 Rushing yards: 796 Rush average: 4.7 Rushing touchdowns: 5

Mako Clive Mendonca (born January 10, 1997) is an American football runningback for the Austin Copperheads of the National Simulation Football League (). He played college football for Rice University (Rice) before being drafted by the Austin Copperheads in the 2031 ISFL Draft (S16). Mako is an Ultimini winner with the former DSFL club the Palm Beach Solar Bears. Mako is currently the lead back for the Austin Copperheads and already holds a number of records for this expansion team.

Early years

"Mako Mendonca was born in Woolwich in southeast London. He was the only child of Bill and Betty Mendonca, his father Bill was an oil rig worker while his mother Betty was a librarian.

Throughout his time at high school Mako played a number of sports to a high level, these included soccer, cricket and rugby union. Sports run in the Mendonca family, his great uncle is former West Indian wicket-keeper Ivor Mendonca and his uncle is former professional soccer player Clive Mendonca. Mako's father was often away and so he was very close to his uncle Clive, who was a cult hero in Woolwich following his hat trick heroics in local Soccer team Charlton Athletic's 1998 Division One play-off final."

College career

Mako originally went to college at the London based University of Greenwich where he studied sports science. In his second year Mako took part in a year long exchange programme with Rice University in Houston Texas, this is where Mako's footballing odyssey began.

One fateful day a month into his studying at Rice University Mako decided to accompany a couple of friends to support them during their walk-on tryouts for Rice's football squad. At the last minute he decided to try out as well, Mako's raw talent, his mixture of explosive speed, sure hand and agility quickly impressed the offensive coordinator and he was selected for the squad. The rest of the year he did not feature greeting in the team except as a kick and punt returner, however in this time Mako was developing his football skills. Over the following two years Mako set a series of Rice University records with 1,500+ rushing yards, 800+ receiving yards and over 30 touchdowns.

College career statistics

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Professional career

DSFL career

Mako declared for the season 15 DSFL draft and had been training through the summer to bring himself to peak fitness, however this was when disaster struck. During a rest day he went to Disneyland with a number of former teammates to unwind, but on splash mountain he made the mistake of going at the back of a boat while 3 offensive linemen squeezed themselves into the front. On the largest drop the sheer weight in the front of the boat led to Mako being catapulted out of the boat and Mako ended up fracturing shoulder and breaking his collarbone. Mako therefore missed the DSFL draft as he focused on recovery.

Mako recovered enough to join the DSFL half way through season 15 where he was picked up by the Palm Beach Solar Bears. His first game was in week 7 against the Norfolk Seawolves and he slowly increased his play time throughout the regular season behind Ludicolo Bigby. Mako performances slowly increased through the season but it was in the postseason where he really shone scoring 2 touchdowns in each postseason game, gaining the playoff MVP and helping the Solar Bear's to their first Ultimini trophy.

NSFL career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	209 lb (95 kg)

Mako went into the NSFL season 16 draft, his draft stock was some what lower than others that year because of his late entry to the DSFL, however his strong finish led him to have a number of suitors. Mako was eventually taken as the eighth overall pick by the new expansion team the Austin Copperheads, which they had trade for with the Orange County Otters.

Mako went into season 16 with the Austin Copperheads as the second choice runningback behind Dick Wizardry. This was the Austin Copperheads first ever season and as they had such a young team it did not go well, with them losing all 13 games that year. With sitting behind Mako opening season stats where nothing to write home about with 555 total yards and 3 touchdowns. While this season was not the best for either Austin or Mako it was a great learning experience watching the class act that was Dick in his first and only season at Austin as a Runningback.

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Rushing			Receiving
Season	Team	Games	Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Catches	Yards	Touchdowns
2031 (S16)	AUS	14	142	630	1	11	114	0
2032 (S17)	AUS	14	333	1089	7	27	206	3
2033 (S18)	AUS	14	364	1215	10	18	161	1
2034 (S19)	AUS	14	333	1089	7	27	206	3

Achievements and records

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