Joe Mendes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josafat Wooding Mendes | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | AFC United | ||
2014–2020 | AIK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Hammarby TFF | 26 | (4) |
2022– | AIK | 24 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2022 |
Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for AIK in Allsvenskan.[1]
Early life
Born and raised in Stockholm, Mendes started to play football as a youngster for local club AFC United, before moving to AIK at age 12.[2][3] In 2020, he appeared in several friendlies for the club's first team, but did not feature in any competitive games.[4][5][6]
Club career
Hammarby IF
In 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division.[7] During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, whilst also providing six assists.[8]
On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal.[9] He made his competitive debut only days later, on 22 July, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[10][11]
Return to AIK
On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Mendes returned to his former club AIK, in an undisclosed deal between the two rival clubs. He signed a four year-contract with the Allsvenskan club, effective in January 2022.[12][13]
International career
In 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic.[1]
Personal life
Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese descent.[14] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 June 2022[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hammarby Talang FF | 2021 | Ettan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |
Hammarby IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ a b "Josafat Mendes" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Landslagsläger för P16 på Bosön" (in Swedish). AIK. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Summering av året som gått" (in Swedish). AIK. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Truppen mot IF Karlstad Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Truppen mot Akropolis IF" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Truppen mot IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). AIK. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Jättetalangen lämnar AIK – för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Talangkollen: Vårsäsongen i siffror" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Joe Mendes flyttas till A-truppen" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby (SWE) 3 - 1 Maribor (SVN)". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Joe Mendes lämnar Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "AIK Fotboll värvar Josafat "Joe" Mendes" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Josafat Mendes, Josafat Wooding Mendes - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ Parker, Cindy. "Jardell kanga längd".
- ^ "Josafat Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links
- Joe Mendes at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Swedish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Association football defenders
- Hammarby Talang FF players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Ettan Fotboll players