Joe Mendes
{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Mendes
| image = Josafat Mendes (Sweden U21 starting XI vs Moldova U21, 13 October 2023).jpg
| caption = Mendes with Sweden U21 in 2023
| full_name = Josafat Wooding Mendes
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Basel (on loan from Braga)
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 2007–2013
| youthclubs1 = Väsby United
| youthyears2 = 2014–2020
| youthclubs2 = AIK
| years1 = 2021
| clubs1 = Hammarby IF
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = → Hammarby TFF
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = AIK
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Braga
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = → Basel (loan)
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2024
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023
| nationalteam3 = Sweden
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 15 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 16:47, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Primeira Liga club Braga.{{cite web|title=Josafat Mendes|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/josafat-mendes/60d6cd87-377a-4ce7-b00d-b069e357c27b/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|access-date=22 July 2021|language=sv}}
Early life
Born and raised in Stockholm, Mendes started to play football as a youngster for local club AFC United, before moving to AIK at age 12.{{cite web|title=Landslagsläger för P16 på Bosön|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/landslagslager-for-p16-pa-boson|publisher=AIK|date=29 November 2018|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=Summering av året som gått|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/aret-som-gatt|publisher=AIK|date=3 November 2017|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}} In 2020, he appeared in several friendlies for the club's first team, but did not feature in any competitive games.{{cite web|title=Truppen mot IF Karlstad Fotboll|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/truppen-mot-if-karlstad-fotboll-2020-01-18|publisher=AIK|date=18 January 2020|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=Truppen mot Akropolis IF|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/truppen-mot-akropolis-if-2020-02-19|publisher=AIK|date=19 February 2020|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}}{{cite web|title=Truppen mot IFK Norrköping|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/truppen-mot-ifk-norrkoping-2020-09-04|publisher=AIK|date=4 September 2020|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}}
Club career
=Hammarby IF=
In 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division.{{cite web|title=Jättetalangen lämnar AIK – för Hammarby|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/jattetalangen-lamnar-aik-for-hammarby/|work=Expressen|date=15 January 2021|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}} During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, while also providing six assists.{{cite web|title=Talangkollen: Vårsäsongen i siffror|url=https://ettanfotboll.se/nyheter/talangkollen-varsasongen-i-siffror/|publisher=Ettan Fotboll|date=15 July 2021|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish}}
On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal.{{cite web|title=Joe Mendes flyttas till A-truppen|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/joe-mendes-flyttas-till-a-truppen/|publisher=Hammarby IF|date=19 July 2021|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723024044/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/joe-mendes-flyttas-till-a-truppen/|url-status=dead}} He made his competitive debut only days later, on 22 July, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League.{{cite web|title=Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/tvamalsseger-i-hemmamotet-med-slovenerna/|publisher=Hammarby IF|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=22 July 2021|language=Swedish|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409005804/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/tvamalsseger-i-hemmamotet-med-slovenerna/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Hammarby (SWE) 3 – 1 Maribor (SVN)|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2032846--hammarby-vs-maribor/|publisher=UEFA|date=22 July 2021|access-date=22 July 2021|language=English}}
=Return to AIK=
On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Mendes returned to his former club AIK, in an undisclosed deal between the two rival clubs. He signed a four-year contract with the Allsvenskan club, effective in January 2022.{{cite web|title=Joe Mendes lämnar Hammarby|url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/joe-mendes-lamnar-hammarby/|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=21 December 2021|accessdate=21 December 2021|language=Swedish|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528155248/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/joe-mendes-lamnar-hammarby/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=AIK Fotboll värvar Josafat "Joe" Mendes|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/aik-fotboll-varvar-josafat-joe-mendes-2021-12-21|publisher=AIK Fotboll|date=21 December 2021|accessdate=21 December 2021|language=Swedish}}
=Braga=
On 28 January 2023, Portuguese side Braga announced the signing of Mendes on a five-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|title=JOE MENDES ASSINA PELO SC BRAGA|url=https://scbraga.pt/joe-mendes-assina-pelo-sc-braga/|publisher=S.C. Braga|date=28 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023|language=Portuguese}}
==Loan to Basel==
On 2 September 2024, Mendes joined Swiss club Basel on a season-long loan with an option to buy.{{cite web |title=Joe Mendes leihweise zum FCB |url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/transfer-joe-mendes/ |publisher=FC Basel |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=German |date=2 September 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Joe Mendes cedido ao FC Basel |url=https://scbraga.pt/joe-mendes-cedido-ao-fc-basel/ |publisher=S.C. Braga |access-date=3 September 2024 |language=Portuguese |date=2 September 2024 }}
International career
In 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic. He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023 in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.{{Cite web |title=Sverige – Island – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-island-landskamper-herr-senior/5387000/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112201020/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-island-landskamper-herr-senior/5387000/ |url-status=dead }}
Personal life
Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j45061.html|title=Josafat Mendes, Josafat Wooding Mendes – Footballer|website=bdfutbol.com}} He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.{{Cite web|url=https://duffysblog.com/2022/05/24/jardell-kanga-langd/|title=Jardell kanga längd|first=Cindy|last=Parker|access-date=28 September 2022|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928152600/https://duffysblog.com/2022/05/24/jardell-kanga-langd/|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 25 August 2024}}{{cite web|title=Josafat Mendes|url=https://nr.soccerway.com/players/josafat-mendes/696608/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=12 July 2021|language=English}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hammarby Talang FF
|2021 |26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 4 | |||
| Hammarby IF
|2021 |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UECL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan=3|AIK
|2022 |Allsvenskan |24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|Allsvenskan |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=UECL}} | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Braga
|4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023–24
|Primeira Liga |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|Primeira Liga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!74 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 101 | 7 |
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= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| Sweden
|2023 |1 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!1 !0 |
|---|
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Honours
Braga
- Taça da Liga: 2023–24{{Cite news |date=27 January 2024 |title=Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez |trans-title=Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time |url=https://www.publico.pt/2024/01/27/desporto/cronica_de_jogo/sp-braga-vence-taca-liga-terceira-2078385 |access-date=28 January 2024 |work=Público |language=pt}}
Basel
- Swiss Super League: 2024–25{{Cite news |date=12 May 2025 |title=Statistik-Meister Basel: So wurde der FCB Champion 2024/25|trans-title=Statistics champion Basel: How FCB became champion 2024/25|url=https://sfl.ch/de/articles/statistik-meister-basel-so-wurde-der-fcb-champion-202425 |access-date=12 May 2025 |work=Swiss Football League |language=de}}
- Swiss Cup: 2024-25{{Cite news |date=1 June 2025 |title=100. Schweizer Cupfinal: FC Basel holt sich zum siebten Mal das Double|trans-title=100th Swiss Cup Final: FC Basel wins the double for the seventh time|url=https://www.schweizercup.ch/schweizer-cup/100-schweizer-cupfinal-fc-basel-holt-sich-zum-siebten-mal-das-double.aspx |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=Swiss Football League |language=de}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|josafat-mendes/696608}}
{{FC Basel squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendes, Joe}}
Category:Footballers from Stockholm
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
Category:Swedish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Swedish people of Angolan descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Hammarby Talang FF players
Category:Hammarby Fotboll players
Category:Ettan Fotboll players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland