Lucas Mendes (footballer, born 1990)
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Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.
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Mendes with Marseille in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lucas Michel Mendes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Wakrah | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Coritiba | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Coritiba | 139 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Marseille | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | El Jaish | 63 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Al-Duhail | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Gharafa | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Al-Wakrah | 88 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Qatar | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish.[2]
International career
On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having lived in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
He scored his first goal in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in the 102nd minute of the match against the national team of Uzbekistan, ending Uzbekistan's unbeaten streak of 20 games.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 March 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | National League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coritiba | Série A | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Série B | 2010 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Série A | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 120 | 2 | ||
| Marseille | Ligue 1 | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| El Jaish | QSL | 2014–15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | ||
| Al-Duhail | QSL | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[i] | 0 | 1[j] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[k] | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Al-Gharafa | QSL | 2018–19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[m] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al-Wakrah | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[n] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 270 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 401 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Qatar | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 14 November 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Uzbekistan | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 March 2025 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Honours
Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010[3]
Al-Duhail
Qatar
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023[4]
- Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2017–17, 2023–24
References
External links
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