João Mendes (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Miguel Teixeira Mendes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Marco de Canaveses, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Académico Amarante | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tuías | ||
| 2011–2013 | Académico Amarante | ||
| 2013–2014 | Marco | ||
| 2014–2018 | Penafiel | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Penafiel B | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Vitória Guimarães B | 31 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Porto B | 72 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Porto | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitória Guimarães | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 5 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
João Miguel Teixeira Mendes (born 13 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.
Club career
Early career
Mendes was born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District. He spent the better part of his formative years at F.C. Penafiel and Vitória de Guimarães.[2]
Porto
On 7 July 2021, Mendes joined FC Porto on a three-year contract, being assigned to the B team in the Liga Portugal 2.[3] He made his debut as a professional on 7 August, featuring 90 minutes of a 2–2 home draw against C.D. Trofense.[4][5]
Mendes' first competitive appearance for the main squad took place on 15 December 2021, as an 80th-minute substitute for Nanu in the 1–0 home win over Rio Ave F.C. in the group stage of the Taça da Liga as his team was already eliminated.[6][7] A month later, he made his Primeira Liga bow by replacing Wendell late into a 4–1 away victory against B-SAD.[8]
On 23 October 2022, Mendes scored his first second-tier goal for Porto's reserves, in a 3–0 win at Trofense.[9] His second arrived the following 29 January, in the 2–1 away win over S.C. Covilhã.[10]
Vitória Guimarães
Mendes returned to Vitória on 15 June 2024, signing a four-year deal.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 May 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Penafiel B | 2017–18 | Porto FA – Elite Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 25 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Porto B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 72 | 4 | — | — | 72 | 4 | ||||
| Porto | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 6 | ||
Honours
Porto
References
- ^ a b c "João Teixeira Mendes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "João Mendes reforça Vitória SC por quatro épocas" [João Mendes bolsters Vitória SC for four seasons]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "João Mendes é reforço da equipa B" [João Mendes is a B-team addition] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "FC Porto B e Trofense empatam na 1ª jornada da Liga Portugal 2" [FC Porto B and Trofense draw in 1st round of the Liga Portugal 2]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Silva, Diogo (7 August 2021). "FC Porto B 2–2 CD Trofense: Os fantasmas estiveram perto… mas fugiram" [FC Porto B 2–2 CD Trofense: Ghosts loomed… but they went away] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Taça da Liga: FC Porto, já eliminado e em poupanças, recebe Rio Ave que procura ainda chegar à 'Final Four'" [League Cup: FC Porto, already out and in saving mode, host Rio Ave who are still trying to reach the Final Four] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Cruz, André (15 December 2021). "FC Porto: Conceição promoveu estreias de seis jogadores" [FC Porto: Conceição promoted six players' debuts] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Resendes, Manuel (16 January 2022). "Crónica: 'Hat trick' de Evanilson coroa triunfo do FC Porto frente ao Belenenses SAD" [Report: Evanilson hat trick crowns FC Porto's triumph over Belenenses SAD] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Trofense-FC Porto B, 0–3: dragões sobem ao pódio" [Trofense-FC Porto B, 0–3: dragons reach podium]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Sp. Covilhã-FC Porto B, 1–2: Dragões triunfam na casa 'assombrada' dos serranos" [Sp. Covilhã-FC Porto B, 1–2: Dragons triumph in the mountaineers' 'haunted' ground]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "OFICIAL: João Mendes deixa FC Porto e regressa ao Vitória" [OFFICIAL: João Mendes leaves FC Porto and returns to Vitória] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ João Mendes at Soccerway
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Zaidu winner takes Porto to the title away to bitter rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal. Sérgio Conceição é o terceiro treinador a vencer quatro finais" [Portuguese Cup. Sérgio Conceição is the third manager to win four finals] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
- João Mendes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Mendes – EUSA results