Joseph Mendes
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1991)}}
{{For|the sculptor|Joseph Mendes da Costa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joseph Mendes
| image = Stade rennais - Le Havre AC 20150708 10.JPG
| caption = Mendes with Le Havre in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|30}}
| birth_place = Évreux, France
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Dijon
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Grenoble
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = Épinal
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = Le Mans
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = Le Mans B
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = Luzenac
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014–2016
| clubs7 = Le Havre
| caps7 = 59
| goals7 = 11
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = Le Havre B
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2016–2018
| clubs9 = Reading
| caps9 = 15
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2018–2020
| clubs10 = Ajaccio
| caps10 = 32
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2019–2020
| clubs11 = Ajaccio B
| caps11 = 5
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2020–2022
| clubs12 = Niort
| caps12 = 54
| goals12 = 6
| years13 = 2022–2023
| clubs13 = Rodez
| caps13 = 24
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2023–
| clubs14 = Dijon
| caps14 = 7
| goals14 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019–
| nationalteam1 = Guinea-Bissau
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update = 16 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 22:10, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
}}
Joseph Mendes (born 30 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Dijon}} club Dijon. Born in France, he represents the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
Born in Évreux, Mendes began his career at Grenoble in Ligue 2. He made 14 total appearances in his only season, and scored his only goal on 17 December 2010, when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Yoric Ravet and wrapped up a 3–1 home win over Dijon.{{cite news |title=LIGUE 2/ 18e JOURNÃ?E [sic] |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ligue-2-18e-journee-18-12-2010-1196085.php |access-date=25 November 2019 |work=Le Parisien |date=18 December 2010 |language=fr}} In October 2011, he signed for Championnat National team Épinal.{{cite news |title=Mendes, dernière recrue spinalienne|trans-title=Mendes, Épinal's latest recruit |url=https://www.vosgesmatin.fr/actualite/2011/10/04/mendes-derniere-recrue-spinalienne |access-date=25 November 2019 |work=Vosges Matin |date=4 October 2011 |language=fr}}
In 2012, Mendes returned to the second tier with Le Mans. He remained there until December 2013, when he signed an 18-month deal with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A Football Group.{{cite news |title=Football. Le Mans FC : Joseph Mendes en Bulgarie|trans-title=Football. Le Mans FC: Joseph Mendes in Bulgaria |url=https://lemans.maville.com/sport/detail_-football.-le-mans-fc-joseph-mendes-en-bulgarie_52734-2444324_actu.Htm |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Ma Ville |date=4 December 2013 |language=fr}} In June 2014, he returned to Ligue 2 with newly promoted club Luzenac AP,{{cite news |title=Joseph Mendes completes move to Luzenac |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2014/joseph-mendes-completes-move-to-luzenac/ |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Get French Football News |date=17 June 2014}} who eventually were suspended from competition due to an inadequate stadium and released all of their professionals.{{cite news |title=Luzenac wrongly prevented from being promoted to Ligue 2 in 2014, court decides |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2019/luzenac-wrongly-prevented-from-being-promoted-to-ligue-2-in-2014-court-decides/ |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Get French Football News |date=1 September 2019}} In August, he signed a three-year deal with Le Havre in the same competition.{{cite news |title=Joseph Mendes joins Le Havre |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2014/joseph-mendes-joins-le-havre/ |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Get French Football News |date=23 August 2014}} He scored a career-best 9 goals in 2015–16, including two in a 3–1 win at Auxerre on 6 May 2016.{{cite news |title=Ligue 2. Le Havre s'impose à Auxerre, Laval obtient son maintien|trans-title=Ligue 2. Le Havre impose themselves on Auxerre, Laval achieve their survival |url=https://dunkerque.maville.com/actu/actudet_-ligue-2.-le-havre-s-impose-a-auxerre-laval-obtient-son-maintien_54135-2974373_actu.Htm |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Ma Ville |date=6 May 2016 |language=fr}}
On 8 July 2016, Mendes signed a two-year contract with Championship side Reading.{{cite web|title=Mendes becomes latest Royals recruit|url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/joseph-mendes-signs-for-reading-from-le-havre-3175718.aspx|publisher=Reading F.C.|access-date=8 July 2016|date=8 July 2016}} Mendes scored a brace, on his first start in a 3–1 away victory over Aston Villa on 15 April 2017.{{cite web|title=Aston Villa 1-3 Reading|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39536417|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=16 April 2017|date=15 April 2017}} He played only seven times in his second season, and in May 2018 Reading decided against renewing his contract.{{cite web |title=Reading FC Confirm Quinn and Mendes Exit, Jaakkola Offered New Deal |url=https://thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/2018/5/11/17343522/reading-fc-contracts-2018-quinn-mendes-jaakkola-rakels-bond |publisher=SB Nation}}
On 2 July 2018, Mendes signed for Ligue 2 club AC Ajaccio. He joined up again with Ghislain Gimbert, his former Le Havre strike partner.{{cite news |title=Joseph Mendes signe à Ajaccio |trans-title=Joseph Mendes signs for Ajaccio|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Joseph-mendes-signe-a-ajaccio/918173 |access-date=25 November 2019 |work=L'Équipe |date=2 July 2018 |language=fr}} Goalless across his entire first season, he scored his first goal for the Corsicans on 13 August 2019 in a 4–1 home win over Valenciennes in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue.{{cite news |title=L'ACA séduisant domine Valenciennes (4-1)|trans-title=Seductive ACA dominate Valenciennes (4–1) |url=https://www.corsenetinfos.corsica/L-ACA-seduisant-domine-Valenciennes-4-1_a43054.html |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Corse Net Infos |date=13 August 2019 |language=fr}}
In 2020, Mendes signed for Ligue 2 side Niort.
On 1 July 2022, Mendes joined Rodez on a two-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=Rodez|url=https://rodezaveyronfootball.com/ligue-2-bkt-joseph-mendes-trosieme-recrue-de-la-saison-22-23/|title=JOSEPH MENDES TROISIÈME RECRUE DE LA SAISON 22/23|date=1 July 2022|access-date=11 July 2022|language=fr}}
On 28 August 2023, Mendes moved to Dijon on a one-year contract with an optional second year.{{cite web|publisher=Dijon|url=https://www.dfco.fr/joseph-mendes-en-renfort-offensif/|title=JOSEPH MENDES EN RENFORT OFFENSIF !|trans-title=JOSEPH MENDES AS OFFENSIVE REINFORCEMENT!|date=28 August 2023|access-date=4 December 2023|language=fr}}
International career
Born in France to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Senegalese mother,{{cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/joseph-mendes-jai-hate-de-marquer-1547218|title=Joseph Mendès : " J'ai hâte de marquer ! "|trans-title=Joseph Mendès: "I look forward to scoring!"|publisher=Ouest France|access-date=2022-01-13}} Mendes was first selected to the Guinea-Bissau national football team for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Namibia in November 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.soudjurtu.com/2019/03/djurtus-lista-de-convocados-para-o-jogo.html|title=DJURTUS: LISTA DE CONVOCADOS PARA O JOGO COM MOÇAMBIQUE EM BISSAU|trans-title=Djurtus: List of call-ups for the game with Mozambique in Bissau|publisher=Sou Djurtu|language=pt}} He made his debut on 8 June 2019 in a friendly against Angola, as a starter,{{cite web|publisher=National Football Teams|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23254/Angola_Guinea_Bissau.html|title=Angola v Guinea-Bissau game report|date=8 June 2019}} and later that month was chosen for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, in which his team were eliminated from the group stage in Egypt.{{cite news |title=FACTBOX-Soccer-Profile on Guinea Bissau team for 2019 African Cup of Nations |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-nations-gnb/factbox-soccer-profile-on-guinea-bissau-team-for-2019-african-cup-of-nations-idUKL8N23N0TC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925211031/https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-nations-gnb/factbox-soccer-profile-on-guinea-bissau-team-for-2019-african-cup-of-nations-idUKL8N23N0TC |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2020 |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=Reuters |date=18 June 2019}}
In September 2019, Mendes scored all of Guinea-Bissau's goals in a 3–1 aggregate win over São Tomé and Príncipe in the first round of qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |title=Guinea Bissau win 1–0 in Sao Tome |url=https://africanfootball.com/news/772080/Guinea-Bissau-win-1-0-in-Sao-Tome |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=African Football |date=4 September 2019}}{{cite news |title=Guiné Bissau afasta São Tomé e Príncipe e vai à fase de grupos |trans-title=Guinea-Bissau knock out São Tomé and Príncipe and advance to group phase|url=https://www.sapo.pt/noticias/desporto/guine-bissau-afasta-sao-tome-e-principe-e-vai_5d77ef05a34d357d5a15f0ba |access-date=25 November 2019 |publisher=SAPO |date=10 September 2019 |language=pt}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 February 2022}}{{cite web|title=J.Mendes|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joseph-mendes/166367/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=9 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Joseph MENDES|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/mendes-joseph|website=ligue1.com|publisher=Ligue 1|access-date=9 July 2016}}
| 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 !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grenoble
|15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 1 | ||
| SAS Épinal
|22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 3 | |||
| Le Mans
|Ligue 2 |20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 5 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Le Havre
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2 |22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16
|37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 11 | |
| rowspan="3"|Reading
|rowspan="2"|Championship |12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ajaccio
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2 |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Chamois Niortais
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 2 |23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|15 | 3 | colspan="2"|—{{efn|Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France}} | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 3 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!208 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 28 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
:Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mendes goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Joseph Mendes{{NFT|74581|accessdate=16 September 2019}} | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 4 September 2019 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | rowspan="3"| {{fb|STP}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|2 | rowspan="2"|10 September 2019 | rowspan="2"|Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | style="text-align:center"|1–1 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 | rowspan="2"|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| style="text-align:center"|3 | style="text-align:center"|2–1 | |||||
| style="text-align:center"|4 | 1 September 2021 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | {{fb|GUI}} | style="text-align:center"|1–1 | style="text-align:center"|1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Dijon FCO squad}}
{{Guinea-Bissau squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Guinea-Bissau squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendes, Joseph}}
Category:Footballers from Évreux
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
Category:Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Bissau-Guinean people of Senegalese descent
Category:French sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
Category:French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Grenoble Foot 38 players
Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Category:Chamois Niortais FC players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:English Football League players
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players