Papu Mendes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Diocabre and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
Papu Mendes
Personal information
Full name Papu Diocabre Mendes
Date of birth (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea Bissau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Unia Turza Śląska
Number 10
Youth career
2016–2017 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Strasbourg II 34 (1)
2021–2022 Servette II 9 (2)
2021–2022 Servette 3 (0)
2023 Zemplín Michalovce 3 (0)
2024– Unia Turza Śląska 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Papu Diocabre Mendes (born 1 October 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Unia Turza Śląska.[1]

Career

A youth product of Strasbourg, Mendes began his career with their reserves in the Championnat National 3. He transferred to Servette in Switzerland on 22 June 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Servette in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League loss to Molde on 22 July 2021.[3]

International career

Born in Guinea Bissau, Mendes holds a Portuguese passport and was called up to train with the Portugal U19s in 2019.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Papu Diocabre Mendes nowym zawodnikiem Unii!" (in Polish). Unia Turza Śląska. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ Luscher, Loic (22 June 2021). "Papu Mendes est servettien - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
  3. ^ "Molde vs. Servette - 22 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Papu Mendes: "Muito feliz pela convocatória"". FPF. 24 July 2023.