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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Miguel Teixeira Mendes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 2000[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) | |||
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]
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]
Mendes returned to Vitória on 15 June 2024, signing a four-year deal.[11]
| 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 | ||
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