João Mendes (footballer, born 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

João Mendes

Personal information
Full name	João Miguel Teixeira Mendes[1]
Date of birth	(2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24)[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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

• Primeira Liga: 2021–22[13]
• Taça de Portugal: 2023–24[14]

References

1. "João Teixeira Mendes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. 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.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. João Mendes at Soccerway
13. Ribeiro, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Zaidu winner takes Porto to the title away to bitter rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
14. "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