Brais Méndez

Brais Méndez
Personal information
Full name Brais Méndez Portela
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997
Place of birth Mos, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celta
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2002 Sárdoma
2002–2010 Santa Mariña
2010–2012 Villarreal
2012–2015 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Celta B 62 (8)
2017– Celta 20 (1)
National team‡
2014 Spain U17 3 (0)
2015 Spain U18 2 (0)
2018– Spain U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Brais Méndez Portela (born 7 January 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Mos, Pontevedra, Galicia, Méndez joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2012, from Villarreal CF.[1] On 7 September 2014, he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Real Murcia.[2]

Méndez scored his first senior goal on 4 September 2016, netting his team's second in a 3–1 win at CD Palencia.[3] The following 21 August, after spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, he renewed his contract until 2021.[4]

On 21 September 2017, Méndez made his professional – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF.[5] The following 31 March he scored his first goal in the category, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Brais Méndez, la zurda de oro de A Madroa" [Brais Méndez, the golden left foot from A Madroa] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Al Celta B le basta con un gol" [A goal is enough for Celta B]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "El Celta B logra en Palencia el primer triunfo de la temporada" [Celta B get in Palencia their first triumph of the season] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Brais Méndez amplía cuatro años su contrato con el Celta" [Brais Méndez extends four years his contract with Celta] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ángel se cuela en la fiesta de Maxi" [Ángel creeps into Maxi's party]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Al Athletic le sobró el añadido" [Athletic missed out the stoppage time] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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