Claudio Mendes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Mendes Vicente | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Arrecife, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Casa Pia | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torrelavega | |||
| Orientación Marítima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Las Palmas C | 21 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Las Palmas B | 8 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Las Palmas | 24 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Logroñés (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Cornellà | 29 | (7) |
| 2024– | Casa Pia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Guinea-Bissau U17 | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2024 | |||
Claudio "Clau" Mendes Vicente (born 8 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia. Born in Spain, he represents Guinea-Bissau at youth international level.
Club career
[edit]Born in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands to Bissau-Guinean parents,[1] Mendes represented SRCyD Torrelavega and CD Orientación Marítima as a youth before joining UD Las Palmas in 2019.[2] Initially assigned to the C-team in Tercera División, he made his senior debut on 31 August of that year, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–2 away loss against CD Buzanada.
Mendes scored his first senior goal on 7 September 2019, netting the last in a 3–0 home success over EMF Atlético Unión Güímar.[3] In December, he also started to feature for the reserves in Segunda División B.[4]
Mendes made his first team debut with the Amarillos on 13 June 2020, replacing Juanjo Narváez late into a 0–0 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC;[5] aged 19 years and 188 days, he became the third-youngest debutant of the club's history who was born in the isle of Lanzarote, only behind Sito and Antonio Betancort's debuts.[6]
Mendes scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2020, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 3–3 home draw against CF Fuenlabrada.[7] On 25 January 2022, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Primera División RFEF side CF Rayo Majadahonda for the remainder of the campaign.[8]
On 3 August 2022, Mendes moved to fellow third division side UD Logroñés on loan for one year.[9] On 19 July of the following year, he moved to UE Cornellà in the same tier on a permanent deal.[10]
International career
[edit]Born in Spain, Mendes is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[11] He represented the latter's under-18s for the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification, scoring a goal on his debut.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Mendes' twin brother Leo is also a footballer. A goalkeeper, both finished their formation at Orientación before moving to different teams.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "El lanzaroteño Clau Mendes debuta con la UD Las Palmas" [The lanzaroteño Clau Mendes debuts with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Lancelot Digital. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Clau Mendes, el 7º jugador nacido en Lanzarote que juega con Las Palmas" [Clau Mendes, the 7th Lanzarote-born player who plays with Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Lanzarote Deportiva. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "3–0: Las Palmas C acaba con la pesadilla del gol" [3–0: Las Palmas C end their goal nightmare] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "El récord meteórico de Claudio Mendes" [The meteoric record of Claudio Mendes] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Las Palmas-Girona, un partido sin público y sin fútbol" [Las Palmas-Girona, a match without attendance and without football] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Claudio Mendes, el nuevo testigo de Lanzarote" [Claudio Mendes, the new token of Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Kante y Clau Mendes exprimen un partido de locura" [Kante and Clau Mendes squeeze a crazy match] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Clau Mendes, cedido al Rayo Majadahonda" [Clau Mendes, loaned to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Clau Mendes, cedido a la UD Logroñés" [Clau Mendes, loaned to UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Bienvenido, Clau Mendes" [Welcome, Clau Mendes] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Clau Mendes, la última perla del fútbol amarillo desde... Lanzarote" [Clau Mendes, the latest pearl of amarillo football from... Lanzarote] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Goal of Claudio Mendes!". Retrieved 13 June 2020 – via mycujoo.tv.
- ^ "Claudio y Leo: un calco" [Claudio and Leo: an image] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Claudio Mendes at BDFutbol
- Claudio Mendes at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Claudio Mendes at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Arrecife
- Spanish twins
- Footballers from the Province of Las Palmas
- Spanish people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's youth international footballers
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- UD Las Palmas C players
- UD Las Palmas Atlético players
- UD Las Palmas players
- CF Rayo Majadahonda players
- UD Logroñés players
- UE Cornellà players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen