Ryan Mendes
Mendes playing for Lille in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Nasr | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Batuque FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Le Havre | 84 | (20) |
2008–2012 | Le Havre II | 1 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Lille | 54 | (7) |
2012–2017 | Lille II | 2 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 32 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Kayserispor | 39 | (5) |
2018–2020 | Sharjah | 44 | (20) |
2020– | Al-Nasr | 22 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Cape Verde U-16 | 9 | (2) |
2007 | Cape Verde U-21 | 8 | (1) |
2010– | Cape Verde | 45 | (13) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 19 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:18, 1 May 2020 (UTC) |
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Nasr.
Club career[]
Born in Mindelo, São Vicente, Mendes began his career with hometown club Batuque FC and in 2008 was sold to Le Havre AC,[2] with whom he played his first game in Ligue 1 on 13 May 2009 against AS Saint-Étienne.[3] He was monitored by Leicester City scout Steve Walsh, who instead signed teammate Riyad Mahrez to the club.[4]
Mendes joined Lille in 2012. He missed the second half of his first season after having surgery on a right ankle tendon and remained on the sidelines until December 2013. He told the league's website that he was not going to retire despite the injuries.[5]
On 4 September 2015, he joined English side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan.[6] On 24 September 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.[7]
In April 2019 he spoke about his title challenge with UAE club Sharjah FC.[8]
International career[]
Mendes was also member of the Cape Verde U-21 national team[9] and played formerly with the U-16 on an International Tournament for Under-16 players in Gonfreville-L'Orcher.
He made his debut for the senior team in 2010.[10]
In 2013 he played in all matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations where his team advanced to the quarterfinals, which is the best result in the history of the national team.[11] [12]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 18 May 2018[13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Havre | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
2011–12 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | 16 | |||
2012–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
Total | 84 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 92 | 23 | |||
Le Havre II | 2010–11 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Lille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||
2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 74 | 9 | ||
Lille II | 2013–14 | CFA | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
Kayserispor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 39 | 7 | ||||
Total | 39 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 8 | ||||
Career totals | 212 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 247 | 43 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[14]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 8 October 2011 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 29 February 2012 | Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 16 June 2012 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
4. | 3–0 | |||||
5. | 10 September 2014 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
6. | 6 September 2015 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
7. | 1 June 2018 | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8. | 18 November 2019 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
9. | 7 October 2020 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
10. | 2–1 |
References[]
- ^ Ryan Mendes at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- ^ "Actualité à la une en Normandie, toutes les informations locales". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Mendes Da Graca" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez not target of original scouting mission says head of recruitment". Leicester Mercury. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Mondal, Subhankar (20 November 2013). "Lille's Ryan Mendes dismisses retirement talks". Sports Mole. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Nelson Oliveira and Ryan Mendes join Nottingham Forest on loan". BBC Sport. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Huddersfield 1–1 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Cape Verde's Ryan Mendes aiming for unlikely UAE title". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019.
- ^ Criolosports (15 May 2009). "Criolosports.com: Ryan Mendes estreia-se no Le Havre". Criolosports.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Ryan Mendes at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ https://africanfootball.com/team/27/Cape-Verde/141/2013-Africa-Cup -Of-Nations /
- ^ "2013 Africa Cup of Nations matches".
- ^ Ryan Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Ryan Mendes at FootballDatabase.eu
External links[]
- Ryan Mendes at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from São Vicente, Cape Verde
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Batuque FC players
- Le Havre AC players
- Lille OSC players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Sharjah FC players
- Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- English Football League players
- Süper Lig players
- UAE Pro League players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Cape Verde under-21 international footballers
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in France
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Cape Verde international footballers
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs