Pedro Manuel Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes (born 1 August 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Modena.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Manuel Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Modena | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sandinenses | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2014–2017 | Moreirense | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Sporting U23 | 53 | (32) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Almería (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Nacional (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Ascoli | 57 | (15) |
| 2024– | Modena | 5 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 22 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSporting CP
editBorn in Guimarães, Mendes started his youth career with local clubs Vitória S.C. and Moreirense F.C. before joining Sporting CP's academy at the age of 18.[2] On 19 September 2019, after having scored seven goals in six games for the under-23 side to start the new season and before he had made his debut with the first team in the Primeira Liga due to registration problems,[3] he appeared with the latter in a group stage match in the UEFA Europa League against PSV Eindhoven, and found the net immediately after having come as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow youth graduate Miguel Luís, albeit in a 3–2 away defeat;[4] in the process, he became Sporting's first player to achieve the feat on his debut in European competition.[2]
Mendes finally made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 11 January 2020, playing 14 minutes in the 3–1 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal.[5] On 16 September, he joined Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería on a season-long loan.[6] The following 1 February, however, he signed with C.D. Nacional also on loan.[7] In his second appearance for the latter, as a second-half substitute against S.C. Farense, he scored twice (but one in his own net) in a 2–3 home loss.[8]
On 16 July 2021, Mendes moved to Liga Portugal 2 club Rio Ave F.C. on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy.[9] He scored a squad-best ten goals,[10] as the champions returned to the top flight after one year out.[11]
Ascoli
editOn 29 August 2022, Mendes signed a three-year contract with Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC in the Italian Serie B.[12] He netted a team-best 11 times in his second season, in a final relegation; he also missed the final two months due to a tendon injury.[13][14]
Modena
editMendes remained in the Italian second tier for the 2024–25 campaign, joining Modena FC 2018.[15]
International career
editMendes won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 11 October 2019, in a 4–2 away loss against the Netherlands in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers where he replaced AC Milan's Rafael Leão.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 3 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2019–20[17] | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Almería (loan) | 2020–21[17] | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2020–21[17] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Liga Portugal 2 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 42 | 10 | |
| Ascoli | 2022–23[17] | Serie B | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24[17] | Serie B | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 11 | |||
| Total | 57 | 15 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 59 | 15 | ||||
| Career total | 119 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editRio Ave
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pedro Mendes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b Roseiro, Bruno (19 September 2019). "Pedro Mendes, o avançado que custou 300 mil euros, fugiu à lógica da academia e fez história no Sporting" [Pedro Mendes, the forward who cost 300 thousand euros, detached from the academy's logic and made history at Sporting]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Lopes, João; Granada, Ricardo (3 October 2019). "Pedro Mendes forçado a esperar" [Pedro Mendes forced to wait]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "PSV begint Europa League met nipte zege op Sporting" [PSV start Europa League with narrow victory over Sporting] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Fernandes, Nuno (11 January 2020). "Sporting vence em cenário viral mas ficou com marcas para o dérbi" [Sporting win in viral setting but were scarred for derby]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Almería sign the Portuguese leading forward Pedro Mendes". UD Almería. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Aleixo, Mário (1 February 2021). "Pedro Mendes reforça Nacional por empréstimo do Sporting" [Pedro Mendes bolsters Nacional on loan from Sporting] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Farense vence Nacional e deixa zona de despromoção da I Liga" [Farense beat Nacional and leave relegation zone in I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Pedro Mendes assina com o Rio Ave FC" [Pedro Mendes signs with Rio Ave FC] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Veloso Gomes, André (25 May 2022). "Rio Ave: continuidade de Pedro Mendes, cedido pelo Sporting, em equação" [Rio Ave: continuity of Pedro Mendes, on loan from Sporting, on the table]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 May 2022). "VÍDEO: Rio Ave recebe troféu de campeão da II Liga em clima de festa" [VIDEO: Rio Ave get II League champions trophy in party atmosphere] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "#Calciomercato – Ufficiale Pedro Mendes dallo Sporting Lisbona: triennale per il portoghese" [#Transfermarket – Official Pedro Mendes from Sporting Lisbon: three-year contract for the Portuguese] (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Mariotti, Massimiliano (7 March 2024). "L'Ascoli perde Pedro Mendes. Lesione al tendine per l'attaccante" [Ascoli lose Pedro Mendes. Tendon injury for the forward]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "L'Ascoli retrocede in serie C. Disordini fuori dallo stadio. Una decina di persone ferite" [Ascoli relegated to Serie C. Crowd trouble outside of the ground. About ten people injured] (in Italian). Rai News 24. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Biondi, Gianluca (16 July 2024). "Pedro Mendes è ufficialmente un giocatore del Modena" [Pedro Mendes is officially a Modena player]. Gazzetta di Ascoli (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Portugal sofre primeira derrota na qualificação para o Euro 2021" [Portugal suffer first loss in Euro 2021 qualifiers]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Pedro Mendes at Soccerway
External links
edit- Pedro Mendes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Mendes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)