Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.
 Mendes with Marseille in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lucas Michel Mendes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Wakrah | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Coritiba | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Coritiba | 139 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Marseille | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | El Jaish | 63 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Al-Duhail | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Gharafa | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Al-Wakrah | 88 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Qatar | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish.[2]
Career statistics edit
- As of 24 March 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | National League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coritiba | Série A | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Série B | 2010 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Série A | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 120 | 2 | ||
| Olympique de Marseille | Ligue 1 | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| El Jaish | QSL | 2014–15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | ||
| Al-Duhail | QSL | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[i] | 0 | 1[j] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[k] | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Al-Gharafa | QSL | 2018–19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[m] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al-Wakrah | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[n] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 270 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 401 | 11 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
International career edit
On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national football team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having been living in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Honours edit
Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010[3]
Al-Duhail
Qatar
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Lucas Mendes". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Lucas Mendes (Marseille) s'engage avec El Jaish, la défense de l'OM déplumée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Janeiro, Por Mariana Kneipp Rio de (30 December 2010). "RETROSPECTIVA 2010: Coritiba vai do inferno ao céu para voltar à Série A". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links edit
- transfer to Marseille (in French)