Douglas Mendes Moreira (born 13 June 2004) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Red Bull Bragantino on loan from the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.
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| Full name | Douglas Mendes Moreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tocantins, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Bull Bragantino | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Ponte Preta | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Ponte Preta | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Liefering (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Liefering | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 22 February 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Born in Tocantins, Minas Gerais, Douglas Mendes joined Ponte Preta's youth sides as an under-15.[2] He made his first team debut on 26 November 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gustavo Cipriano in a 3–2 Série B home win over Coritiba.[3]
Douglas Mendes became a starter for Ponte during the 2022 Série B, but moved to Série A side Red Bull Bragantino on 5 August 2022, signing a five-year contract.[4] He made his debut in the top tier on 9 November, starting in a 6–0 away loss against Fortaleza.[5]
On 14 February 2023, Douglas Mendes was loaned to FC Liefering until June.[6] On 1 July, Bragantino confirmed his transfer to Red Bull Salzburg; he remained assigned to Liefering.[7]
On 10 January 2024, Mendes returned to Red Bull Bragantino on loan until the end of the year.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of 29 March 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Liefering (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
International edit
Brazil U20
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Zagueiro Douglas Mendes projeta estreia da Ponte Preta na Série B" [Stopper Douglas Mendes projects Ponte Preta's debut in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Principal promessa da Ponte Preta, DG estreia e fala sobre 'sonho realizado'" [Main prospect of Ponte Preta, DG debuts and talks about 'dream come true'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Red Bull Bragantino fecha contrato com zagueiro Douglas Mendes por cinco anos" [Red Bull Bragantino agree contract with stopper Douglas Mendes for five years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Fortaleza atropela o Red Bull Bragantino e esquenta briga por vaga na Libertadores" [Fortaleza thrash Red Bull Bragantino and fire up the fight for a spot in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Campeão do Sul-Americano sub-20, Douglas Mendes é emprestado ao Liefering, da Áustria" [Champion of the South American U-20 Championship, Douglas Mendes is loaned to Liefering, from Austria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Bragantino confirma venda do zagueiro Douglas Mendes ao Red Bull Salzburg, da Áustria" [Bragantino confirm transfer of stopper Douglas Mendes to Red Bull Salzburg, from Austria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "BRAGA ACERTA O RETORNO DE DOUGLAS MENDES POR EMPRÉSTIMO ATÉ O FIM DE 2024" [BRAGA AGREES ON THE RETURN OF DOUGLAS MENDES ON LOAN UNTIL THE END OF 2024] (in Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Douglas Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.