Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes (born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Eerste Divisie club Groningen.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gondar, Amarante, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 57 | (10) |
| 2021–2024 | Emmen | 69 | (18) |
| 2024– | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
From Gondor, in Amarante, Portugal, Mendes moved at the age of seven to Dissen, Lower Saxony with his family. He was in the youth academy of Arminia Bielefeld but was not offered a professional contract. Instead he joined up with 1899 Hoffenheim aged 18 on a two-year contract. He trained with the first team under Julian Nagelsmann and played for their second team before ultimately leaving on a free transfer in 2021.[2]
Career edit
During a trial game for FC Emmen Mendes scored twice against Heracles Almelo to earn a contract.[3]
In the 2021–22 season, Mendes was instrumental in FC Emmen’s championship winning season in the Eerste Divisie. Mendes scored in eight consecutive games, just one short of the all time FC Emmen record from the 2001–02 season, when Paul Weerman scored in nine consecutive matches.[4]
In January 2024, Mendes joined Eerste Divisie club Groningen on a three-and-a-half year deal.[5]
Honours edit
Emmen
References edit
- ^ a b Rui Mendes at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Rui Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "From Nagelsmann to the Netherlands: Rui Mendes - the Luso-German who came from nowhere to inspire Emmen to Eredivisie promotion". Portugal.net.
- ^ "Rui Mendes: treinou com Nagelsmann e agora é homem-golo nos Países Baixos". maisfutebol.iol.pt.
- ^ "FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT AANVALLER RUI MENDES" [FC GRONINGEN SIGNS ATTACKER RUI MENDES.]. www.fcgroningen.nl (in Dutch). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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