Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes (born 19 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a leftback for Sporting CP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Leftback | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Despertar | ||
| 2011–2020 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2020 | |||
Club career
Mendes joined the youth academy of Sporting CP at the age of 10.[1] He made his professional debut in a 1–0 Primeira Liga home win over F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 12 June 2020, as a 72nd-minute substitute for Marcos Acuña.[2]
References
- "Nuno Mendes, o futuro dono da lateral esquerda dos leões" [Nuno Mendes, the future owner of the Lions' left-back berth]. O Ambidestro (in Portuguese). 19 May 2020.
- "Nuno Mendes estreou-se aos 17 anos pela equipa principal do Sporting" [Nuno Mendes debuted ages 17 years for the Sporting first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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