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João Mendes (footballer, born 1994)

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João Mendes
Personal information
Full name João Sabino Mendes Neto Saraiva
Date of birth (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Académica
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2007 Leixões
2007–2008 Pedras Rubras
2008–2012 Leixões
2012–2013 Gondomar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Gondomar 16 (2)
2014–2015 Gouveia 31 (5)
2015 Nogueirense 7 (1)
2015–2016 Operário 19 (4)
2016–2019 Oliveirense 56 (5)
2018–2019 → Tondela (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Académica 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2020

João Sabino Mendes Neto Saraiva (born 21 October 1994), known as Mendes, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Porto District, Mendes played youth football for four clubs, notably having two spells at local Leixões SC. He spent his first four seasons as a senior in the third division, representing in quick succession Gondomar SC, CD Gouveia, AD Nogueirense, CD Operário and U.D. Oliveirense; in 2016–17, he scored three goals in 27 matches to help the latter team to promotion to the LigaPro.[1]

Mendes made his professional debut with Oliveirense on 27 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against F.C. Famalicão.[2] He scored his first goal in the competition the following 11 April, but in a 2–3 away defeat to C.D. Cova da Piedade.[3]

In the summer of 2018, Mendes signed with Primeira Liga side C.D. Tondela on a one-year loan deal.[4] Even though there initially was an agreement to make the move permanent at the end of that spell,[5] nothing came of it and he joined Académica de Coimbra instead.[6]

References

  1. ^ Brito, Marcelo (21 June 2017). "Quando é preciso dar um passo atrás para dar... dois à frente?" [When does one have to take one step back to take... two forward?] (in Portuguese). Fair Play. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Famalicão-Oliveirense, 1–0: Golo solitário de Nuno Diogo define encontro" [Famalicão-Oliveirense, 1–0: Lone goal from Nuno Diogo settles match]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Cova da Piedade opera reviravolta e foge dos lugares de descida" [Cova da Piedade manage to come from behind and leave relegation zone]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Médio João Mendes reforça Tondela" [Midfielder João Mendes bolsters Tondela]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ "João Mendes deve continuar" [João Mendes likely to continue]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. ^ "João Mendes oficializado na Académica" [João Mendes made official at Académica]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

External links

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