Brais Méndez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brais Méndez Portela | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Mos, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Sárdoma | ||
2002–2010 | Santa Mariña | ||
2010–2012 | Villarreal | ||
2012–2015 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Celta B | 62 | (8) |
2017– | Celta | 95 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Spain | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018 |
Brais Méndez Portela (born 7 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Mos, Pontevedra, Galicia, Méndez joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2012, from Villarreal CF.[1] On 7 September 2014, he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Real Murcia.[2]
Méndez scored his first senior goal on 4 September 2016, netting his team's second in a 3–1 victory at CD Palencia.[3] The following 21 August, after spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, he renewed his contract until 2021.[4]
On 21 September 2017, Méndez made his professional – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 31 March 2018, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw to Athletic Bilbao.[6]
International career
After playing for Spain at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels, Méndez was first called by the full side on 8 November 2018 for matches against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] He made his debut in the latter fixture, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Suso in the 1–0 friendly win in Las Palmas and scoring the only goal.[8]
International goals
- As of 18 November 2018 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Méndez goal)[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2018 | Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
Méndez's father, Modesto (known as Pupi), was also a footballer. A forward, he appeared in one Segunda División match with Deportivo de La Coruña.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Brais Méndez, la zurda de oro de A Madroa" [Brais Méndez, the golden left foot from A Madroa] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Celta B le basta con un gol" [A goal is enough for Celta B]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "El Celta B logra en Palencia el primer triunfo de la temporada" [Celta B get in Palencia their first triumph of the season]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Garrido, Clemente (21 August 2017). "Brais Méndez amplía cuatro años su contrato con el Celta" [Brais Méndez extends four years his contract with Celta]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ García, Óscar (21 September 2017). "Ángel se cuela en la fiesta de Maxi" [Ángel crashes Maxi's party]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Carnerero, Fernando (31 March 2018). "Al Athletic le sobró el añadido" [Athletic did not need the stoppage time]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Maroto, Joaquín (8 November 2018). "Jordi Alba recalled by Spain; Brais, Hermoso and Fornals make the list". Diario AS. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b Bell, Arch (18 November 2018). "Spain edge Bosnia to end 2018". Marca. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "El día en que el padre de Brais Méndez defendió la camiseta del Deportivo" [The day Brais Méndez's father donned the shirt of Deportivo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Cudeiro, Juan Luis (8 November 2018). "Brais Méndez, seda celeste para La Roja" [Brais Méndez, sky-blue silk for La Roja]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
- Brais Méndez at BDFutbol
- Brais Méndez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Brais Méndez at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Vigo (comarca)
- Spanish footballers
- Galician footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers