Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1993)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Barreirense | ||
| 2003–2006 | Quinta do Conde | ||
| 2006–2007 | Benfica | ||
| 2007–2009 | Corroios | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010–2012 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitória Setúbal | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Libolo | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Mirandela (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Moura (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Oriental | 32 | (0) |
| 2017 | Pinhalnovense | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Politehnica Iași | 22 | (3) |
| 2018 | Ventspils | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Universitatea Cluj | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Southern | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2021 | |||
Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes (born 6 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently a free agent.
Club career
Portugal
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District of Angolan descent, Mendes spent the vast majority of his career in the Portuguese lower leagues. He joined Primeira Liga club Vitória F.C. as a 16-year-old, making his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 6 November 2011 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente FC, being subsequently praised by manager Bruno Ribeiro.[1]
Mendes also had a brief spell in the Angolan Girabola, with C.R.D. Libolo.[2]
Romania
On 16 June 2017, Mendes left C.D. Pinhalnovense and joined CSM Politehnica Iași from the Romanian Liga I.[3] He made his debut in the first league game of the season, against CS Universitatea Craiova.[4]
Returned to the country after a very brief spell in Latvia with FK Ventspils,[5] on 7 July 2019 Mendes signed a two-year contract with Liga II side FC Universitatea Cluj.[6] Two months later, however, he left by mutual consent.[7]
Hong Kong
On 26 October 2020, it was confirmed that Mendes had signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.[8] On 21 May 2021, Mendes left the club due to injury.
References
- ^ "Bruno Ribeiro: "Merecíamos ter ganho"" [Bruno Ribeiro: «We should have won»]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Kabuscorp divulga plantel para próxima temporada" [Kabuscorp release squad for next season]. Jornal dos Desportos (in Portuguese). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Trei portughezi semnează astăzi" [Three Portuguese signed today] (in Romanian). Politehnica Iași. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "CSU Craiova a învins CSM Poli Iaşi" [CSU Craiova win against CSM Poli Iaşi] (in Romanian). Digi24. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Pedro Mendes deixa Ventspils" [Pedro Mendes leaves Ventspils]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Doi mijlocași crescuți de Benfica și Sporting au semnat cu "U"!" [Two midfielders who grew up at Benfica and Sporting signed with “U”!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "FC Universitatea Cluj s-a despărțit de José Costa și Pedro Mendes" [FC Universitatea Cluj parted ways with José Costa and Pedro Mendes] (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "南區葡萄牙中場完成隔離 下周日候命鬥東方". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020. (in Chinese)
External links
- Pedro Mendes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Mendes at Soccerway