Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1993)

Pedro Mendes
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes
Date of birth	6 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Comércio e Indústria
Number	7
Youth career
2002–2003	Barreirense
2003–2006	Quinta do Conde
2006–2007	Benfica
2007–2009	Corroios
2009–2010	Sporting CP
2010–2012	Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Vitória Setúbal
2013–2015	Libolo
2013	→ Mirandela (loan)
2014–2015	→ Moura (loan)
2015–2017	Oriental
2017	Pinhalnovense
2017–2018	Politehnica Iași
2018	Ventspils
2019	Gaz Metan Mediaș
2019	Universitatea Cluj
2020–2021	Southern
2021–2023	Sesimbra
2023–	Comércio e Indústria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024

Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes (born 6 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Comércio e Indústria.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District of Angolan descent, Mendes spent the vast majority of his career in the Portuguese lower leagues. He joined Primeira Liga club Vitória F.C. as a 16-year-old, making his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 6 November 2011 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente FC, being subsequently praised by manager Bruno Ribeiro.^[1]

Mendes also had a brief spell in the Angolan Girabola, with C.R.D. Libolo.^[2]

Romania

On 16 June 2017, Mendes left C.D. Pinhalnovense and joined CSM Politehnica Iași from the Romanian Liga I.^[3] He made his debut in the first league game of the season, against CS Universitatea Craiova.^[4]

Returned to the country after a very brief spell in Latvia with FK Ventspils,^[5] on 7 July 2019 Mendes signed a two-year contract with Liga II side FC Universitatea Cluj.^[6] Two months later, however, he left by mutual consent.^[7]

Hong Kong

On 26 October 2020, it was confirmed that Mendes had signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.^[8] On 21 May 2021, Mendes left the club due to injury.

References

^ "Bruno Ribeiro: "Merecíamos ter ganho"" [Bruno Ribeiro: «We should have won»]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "Kabuscorp divulga plantel para próxima temporada" [Kabuscorp release squad for next season]. Jornal dos Desportos (in Portuguese). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "Trei portughezi semnează astăzi" [Three Portuguese signed today] (in Romanian). Politehnica Iași. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ "CSU Craiova a învins CSM Poli Iaşi" [CSU Craiova win against CSM Poli Iaşi] (in Romanian). Digi24. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "Pedro Mendes deixa Ventspils" [Pedro Mendes leaves Ventspils]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Doi mijlocași crescuți de Benfica și Sporting au semnat cu "U"!" [Two midfielders who grew up at Benfica and Sporting signed with “U”!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
^ "FC Universitatea Cluj s-a despărțit de José Costa și Pedro Mendes" [FC Universitatea Cluj parted ways with José Costa and Pedro Mendes] (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "南區葡萄牙中場完成隔離下周日候命鬥東方". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020. (in Chinese)