Diogo Mendes
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diogo Alexandre de Almeida Mendes | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Faro, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marítimo | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Louletano | ||
2010–2017 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Benfica B | 17 | (0) |
2021– | Marítimo | 79 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Portugal U16 | 1 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Cape Verde | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC) |
Diogo Alexandre de Almeida Mendes (born 24 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marítimo.[1] Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
International career
[edit]Born in Portugal, Mendes is of Cape Verdean descent. He is a former youth international for Portugal. In October 2023, he was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies.[2]
Honours
[edit]Benfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
References
[edit]- ^ "Diogo Mendes reforça Marítimo". csmaritimo.org.pt. 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Futebol: Steven Moreira, Bruno Varela, Sidny Cabral, Diogo Mendes e Hélio Varela são as novidades na convocatória para os próximos compromissos da Seleção". criolosports.com. October 13, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Diogo Mendes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Diogo Mendes at Soccerway
- Diogo Mendes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Faro, Portugal
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- C.S. Marítimo players