Ryan Mendes
Cape Verdean footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük and the Cape Verde national team.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is da Graça.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Mendes playing for Lille in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça | ||
Date of birth | (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Batuque FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Le Havre | 84 | (20) |
2010 | Le Havre II | 1 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Lille | 54 | (7) |
2014–2016 | Lille II | 2 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 35 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Kayserispor | 39 | (5) |
2018–2020 | Sharjah | 44 | (20) |
2020–2023 | Al Nasr | 68 | (15) |
2023– | Fatih Karagümrük | 23 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 | Cape Verde U16 | 9 | (2) |
2007 | Cape Verde U21 | 8 | (1) |
2010– | Cape Verde | 79 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Close
He spent most of his club career in France with Le Havre and Lille, and in the UAE Pro League with Sharjah and Al-Nasr. He also had brief spells in England's Championship with Nottingham Forest, and the Turkish Süper Lig with Kayserispor and Fatih Karagümrük.
Mendes made his senior international debut for Cape Verde in 2010, earning over 70 caps. He represented the nation at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023.