Paulo Mendes
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Paulo Mendes
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Paulo Ferreira-Mendes
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|13}}
|birth_place = Goiânia, Brazil
|height = {{convert|1.83|m|abbr=on}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Puerto Rico FC
|clubnumber = 11
|youthyears1 = 2009
|youthclubs1 = Foothill College
|years1 = 2010–2011
|clubs1 = DV8 Defenders
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2012
|clubs2 = Rhode Island Reds
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2012
|clubs3 = Cal FC
|caps3 =
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|years4 = 2012
|clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks
|caps4 = 10
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2013–2014
|clubs5 = New York Cosmos
|caps5 = 15
|goals5 = 3
|years6 = 2014–2015
|clubs6 = Atlanta Silverbacks
|caps6 = 15
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2016–
|clubs7 = Puerto Rico FC
|caps7 = 21
|goals7 = 1
|nationalyears1 =
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|nationalcaps1 =
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|medaltemplates =
|club-update = 22 November 2016
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Paulo Ferreira-Mendes (born May 13, 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Puerto Rico FC in the North American Soccer League.
Club career
In 2012, Paulo Mendes and his twin brother Pedro signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League after a successful stint at amateur side Cal FC, where he played in 2 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup games. In his first season with Atlanta, Mendes played 10 games, scoring once.
After the 2012 season, Paulo joined the New York Cosmos where he won the Fall Championship, where he scored twice in 8 games. The Cosmos defeated the Silverbacks in 2013 Soccer Bowl.
In 2014, Paulo played 7 games, scoring once, in the Spring Championship. The Cosmos attempted to send him on loan to Venezuelan Primera División side Metropolitanos FC but after the loan was never finalized, he and the Cosmos mutually agreed to part ways. He finished the 2014 season with the Atlanta Silverbacks.[http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com/news/detail/lang/EN/uuid/1iq5cgh0vfof81q6xhz8ib1ggc/silverbacks-bring-back-paulo-mendes#.VLw33vldWSo Silverbacks bring back Paulo Mendes]
On 26 February 2016 Paulo joined twin brother Pedro at Puerto Rico FC.{{cite web|title=TWO MORE PLAYERS JOIN THE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB|url=http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/02/26/two-more-players-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club|website=puertoricofc.com|publisher=Puerto Rico FC|accessdate=29 February 2016|date=26 February 2016}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 October 2016}}{{cite web|title=Paulo Mendes|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paolo-mendes/193133/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=29 February 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"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| valign="center"|Atlanta Silverbacks
|2012 |NASL |10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|New York Cosmos
|2013 |rowspan="2" valign="center"|NASL |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2014
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Atlanta Silverbacks
|2014 |rowspan="2" valign="center"|NASL |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |
| valign="center"|Puerto Rico FC
|2016 |NASL |21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 61 | 5 |
Honours
=Club=
;New York Cosmos
External links
- [http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/index.php?id=358&playerID=428 Atlanta Silverbacks bio]
References
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Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
Category:New York Cosmos (2010) players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Footballers from Goiânia
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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