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João Mendes

João Mendes

Defender - Left-Back  at Vitória Guimarães SC
Age26
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.79 m
Footleft
BornApril 13, 2000
at Vitória Guimarães SC 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value €3.00m
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.03
goals / match
FC Porto B
top club · 71 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2025
top transfer fee
3
best season · 22/23
int'l / penalties
159Appearances
5Goals
13Assists
26Yellow cards
2Red cards
40Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoão Mendes
Name in home countryJoão Miguel Teixeira Mendes
Date of birth2000-04-13 (26 yrs)
Place of birthMarco de Canaveses, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height179.00 m
Current clubVitória Guimarães SC
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2028-06-30
AgentMNM Sports ...
Jul 2025
25/26 — Vitória Guimarães SC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Vitória Guimarães SC
49 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: FC Porto B → Vit. Guimarães
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Porto, FC Porto B
23 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Porto B
33 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
Transfer: Guimarães B → FC Porto B
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Porto, FC Porto B
26 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Guimarães U23 → Guimarães B
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022)
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Vitória SC U19 → Guimarães U23
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Penafiel U19 → Vitória SC U19
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Penafiel U17 → Penafiel U19
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Penafiel U15 → Penafiel U17
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
3,605 min
Minutes played by club
Vitória Guimarães SC 0.0%
FC Porto 0.0%
FC Porto B 55.9%
Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) 44.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Vitória Guimarães SC 2 24/25 25/26 53 0 4 0
FC Porto 2 21/22 23/24 11 0 1 0
FC Porto B 3 21/22 23/24 71 4 8 2,016
Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) 1 19/20 19/20 24 1 0 1,589

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€750K3€1.5M5€2.3M6€3M19/20 — 1 goals (Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022))119/2021/22 — 2 assists221/2222/23 — 3 goals (FC Porto B)22/23 — 3 assists622/2323/24 — 1 goals (FC Porto B)23/24 — 4 assists523/2424/25 — 4 assists424/2525/2621/22 — €400K22/23 — €825K23/24 — €1.2M24/25 — €2.5M25/26 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

19/20: 1119/2021/22: 0021/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

19/20: 0019/2021/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 4424/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 4 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Conference League Vitória Guimarães SC 7 0 1 3 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 32 0 1 10 0 0
24/25 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 UECL Qualifiers Vitória Guimarães SC 6 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 Allianz Cup FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal FC Porto 5 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 14 1 3 2 0 1,090
23/24 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 33 3 3 2 0 926
21/22 Allianz Cup FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 24 0 2 6 2 0
19/20 Liga Revelação Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) 24 1 0 1 0 1,589
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
15/16 2015-07-01 Penafiel U15 Penafiel U17 Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-01 Penafiel U17 Penafiel U19 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Penafiel U19 Vitória SC U19 Transfer 0
19/20 2019-07-01 Vitória SC U19 Guimarães U23 Transfer 0
20/21 2020-07-01 Guimarães U23 Guimarães B Transfer 0
21/22 2021-07-07 Guimarães B FC Porto B Transfer 0
24/25 2024-07-01 FC Porto B Vit. Guimarães Transfer 1000000

No recorded injuries.

Current€3.00m
Peak€3.00m
Low€400k
Δ since start+€2.60m
€400k€1.05m€1.70m€2.35m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €825k
Jan 1, 1970 €675k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Abraham Marcus 2 1 0
Kaio César 2 0 0
Francisco Meixedo 2 0 0
Samba Koné 2 0 0
Jesús Ramírez 2 0 0
Sidnei Tavares 1 1 0
Romain Correia 1 0 0
Toni Borevković 2 0 0
João Mendes 2 0 0
Wendel 2 0 0
Zé Pedro 2 1 0
Gonçalo Borges 2 1 0
João Marcelo 1 1 0
Tiago Silva 2 0 0
Bruno Varela 2 0 0
Bernardo Folha 2 0 0
Rodrigo Pinheiro 1 1 0
Vasco Sousa 1 1 0
Tomás Händel 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 3 33
19/20 Liga Revelação Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) 1 24
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 1 14

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 3 14
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 3 33
21/22 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 2 24

Teams faced most often by João Mendes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
UD Oliveirense 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 50%
CD Mafra 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 25%
Académico de Viseu 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 75%
CD Tondela 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 25%
União Torreense 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 50%
CD Feirense 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 25%
CD Nacional 4 0 1 3 3 12 -9 0%
FC Penafiel 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 50%
SL Benfica B 4 1 1 2 7 11 -4 25%
Leixões SC 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 50%
União Leiria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50%
Sporting Covilhã 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
19/20 Senior debut season
19/20 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 4 0 2 0 0 0
24/25 49 0 13 0 0 0
23/24 23 1,090 2 1 0 0.25
22/23 33 926 2 0 0 0.19
21/22 26 0 6 0 2 0
19/20 24 1,589 1 0 0 0.06

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal 2
71 apps
4 G
8 A
Liga Revelação
24 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga Portugal
42 apps
0 G
2 A
Conference League
7 apps
0 G
1 A
Allianz Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A
UECL Qualifiers
6 apps
0 G
1 A
Taça de Portugal
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about João Mendes

Who is João Mendes?

João Mendes is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vitória Guimarães SC.

How old is João Mendes?

João Mendes is 26 years old. He was born on April 13, 2000 in Marco de Canaveses.

What position does João Mendes play?

João Mendes plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does João Mendes play for?

João Mendes currently plays for Vitória Guimarães SC.

How many career goals has João Mendes scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Mendes has scored 5 goals in 159 appearances.

What is João Mendes's market value?

João Mendes's most recent reported market value is €3.00m.