Brais Méndez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brais Méndez Portela | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Mos, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Sárdoma | ||
2002–2010 | Santa Mariña | ||
2010–2012 | Villarreal | ||
2012–2015 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Celta B | 56 | (8) |
2017– | Celta | 139 | (20) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Spain | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021 |
Brais Méndez Portela (born 7 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club RC Celta de Vigo and the Spain national team.
Club career[]
Born in Mos, Pontevedra, Galicia, Méndez joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2012, from Villarreal CF.[1] On 7 September 2014, he made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Real Murcia.[2]
Méndez scored his first senior goal on 4 September 2016, netting his team's second in a 3–1 victory at CD Palencia.[3] The following 21 August, after spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, he renewed his contract until 2021.[4]
On 21 September 2017, Méndez made his professional – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 31 March 2018, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw to Athletic Bilbao.[6]
International career[]
After playing for Spain at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels, Méndez was first called by the full side on 8 November 2018 for matches against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] He made his debut in the latter fixture, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Suso in the 1–0 friendly win in Las Palmas and scoring the only goal.[8]
Personal life[]
Méndez's father, Modesto (known as Pupi), was also a footballer. A forward, he appeared in one Segunda División match with Deportivo de La Coruña.[9][10]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celta B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 36 | 6 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
2017–18 | 10 | 2 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
Total | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 8 | ||
Celta | 2017–18 | La Liga | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
2018–19 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
2019–20 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | |||
2021–22 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
Total | 139 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 22 | ||
Career total | 195 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 214 | 30 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
International[]
- As of match played 14 November 2021[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Spain | 2018 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 1 |
- As of 18 November 2018. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Méndez goal.[8][13]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2018 | Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References[]
- ^ "Brais Méndez, la zurda de oro de A Madroa" [Brais Méndez, the golden left foot from A Madroa] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Al Celta B le basta con un gol" [A goal is enough for Celta B]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "El Celta B logra en Palencia el primer triunfo de la temporada" [Celta B get in Palencia their first triumph of the season]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Garrido, Clemente (21 August 2017). "Brais Méndez amplía cuatro años su contrato con el Celta" [Brais Méndez extends four years his contract with Celta]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ García, Óscar (21 September 2017). "Ángel se cuela en la fiesta de Maxi" [Ángel crashes Maxi's party]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Carnerero, Fernando (31 March 2018). "Al Athletic le sobró el añadido" [Athletic did not need the stoppage time]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Maroto, Joaquín (8 November 2018). "Jordi Alba recalled by Spain; Brais, Hermoso and Fornals make the list". Diario AS. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b Bell, Arch (18 November 2018). "Spain edge Bosnia to end 2018". Marca. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "El día en que el padre de Brais Méndez defendió la camiseta del Deportivo" [The day Brais Méndez's father donned the shirt of Deportivo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Cudeiro, Juan Luis (8 November 2018). "Brais Méndez, seda celeste para La Roja" [Brais Méndez, sky-blue silk for La Roja]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Brais Méndez at BDFutbol
- ^ Brais Méndez at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Brais Méndez". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
External links[]
- Brais Méndez at BDFutbol
- Brais Méndez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Galicia (Spain)
- People from Vigo (comarca)
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers