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Joe Mendes
Swedish footballer (born 2002)
Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Braga.[1]
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Mendes with Sweden U21 in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josafat Wooding Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Väsby United | ||
| 2014–2020 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Hammarby TFF | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | AIK | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | Braga | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sweden U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
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Born and raised in Stockholm, Mendes started to play football as a youngster for local club AFC United, before moving to AIK at age 12.[2][3] In 2020, he appeared in several friendlies for the club's first team, but did not feature in any competitive games.[4][5][6]
Hammarby IF
In 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division.[7] During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, whilst also providing six assists.[8]
On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal.[9] He made his competitive debut only days later, on 22 July, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[10][11]
Return to AIK
On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Mendes returned to his former club AIK, in an undisclosed deal between the two rival clubs. He signed a four year-contract with the Allsvenskan club, effective in January 2022.[12][13]
Braga
On 28 January 2023, Portuguese side Braga announced the signing of Mendes on a five-and-a-half year contract.[14]
In 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic.[1] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023 in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.[15]
Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent.[16] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[17]
Club
- As of match played 13 April 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby Talang FF | 2021 | Ettan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Braga | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 96 | 7 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Braga
- "Josafat Mendes" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Landslagsläger för P16 på Bosön" (in Swedish). AIK. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Summering av året som gått" (in Swedish). AIK. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Truppen mot IF Karlstad Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Truppen mot Akropolis IF" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Truppen mot IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). AIK. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Jättetalangen lämnar AIK – för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Talangkollen: Vårsäsongen i siffror" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Joe Mendes flyttas till A-truppen" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Hammarby (SWE) 3 - 1 Maribor (SVN)". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "Joe Mendes lämnar Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "AIK Fotboll värvar Josafat "Joe" Mendes" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "JOE MENDES ASSINA PELO SC BRAGA" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "Josafat Mendes, Josafat Wooding Mendes - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
- Parker, Cindy. "Jardell kanga längd".
- "Josafat Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- Joe Mendes at Soccerway