Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1993)

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pedro Mendes

| image =

| fullname = Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|12|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barreiro, Portugal

| height = {{height|m=1.77}}

| position = Attacking midfielder, winger

| currentclub = Comércio e Indústria

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs1 = Barreirense

| youthyears2 = 2003–2006 | youthclubs2 = Quinta do Conde

| youthyears3 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs3 = Benfica

| youthyears4 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs4 = Corroios

| youthyears5 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs5 = Sporting CP

| youthyears6 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs6 = Vitória Setúbal

| years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = Vitória Setúbal | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = Libolo | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → Mirandela (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = → Moura (loan) | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2017 | clubs5 = Oriental | caps5 = 32 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Pinhalnovense | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Politehnica Iași | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Ventspils | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = Gaz Metan Mediaș | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = Universitatea Cluj | caps10 = 3 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = Southern | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2021–2023 | clubs12 = Sesimbra

| caps12 = | goals12 =

| years13 = 2023– | clubs13 = Comércio e Indústria

| caps13 = | goals13 =

| club-update = 12 August 2024

}}

Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes (born 6 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Comércio e Indústria.

Club career

=Portugal=

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District of Angolan descent, Mendes spent the vast majority of his career in the Portuguese lower leagues. He joined Primeira Liga club Vitória F.C. as a 16-year-old, making his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 6 November 2011 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente FC, being subsequently praised by manager Bruno Ribeiro.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/v--setubal/detalhe/bruno-ribeiro-mereciamos-ter-ganho-725430.html|title=Bruno Ribeiro: "Merecíamos ter ganho"|trans-title=Bruno Ribeiro: «We should have won»|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=6 November 2011|accessdate=27 June 2017}}

Mendes also had a brief spell in the Angolan Girabola, with C.R.D. Libolo.{{cite news|url=http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/24/0/kabuscorp_divulga_plantel_para_proxima_temporada|title=Kabuscorp divulga plantel para próxima temporada|trans-title=Kabuscorp release squad for next season|newspaper=Jornal dos Desportos|language=Portuguese|date=4 January 2013|accessdate=27 June 2017}}

=Romania=

On 16 June 2017, Mendes left C.D. Pinhalnovense and joined CSM Politehnica Iași from the Romanian Liga I.{{cite web|url=http://www.politehnicaiasi.ro/stiri/trei-portughezi-semneaza-astazi#.WVLK2-vyvcs|title=Trei portughezi semnează astăzi|trans-title=Three Portuguese signed today|publisher=Politehnica Iași|language=Romanian|date=16 June 2017|accessdate=27 June 2017}} He made his debut in the first league game of the season, against CS Universitatea Craiova.{{cite web|url=http://www.digi24.ro/stiri/sport/fotbal/csu-craiova-a-invins-csm-poli-iasi-in-primul-meci-al-noului-sezon-de-liga-1-761067|title=CSU Craiova a învins CSM Poli Iaşi|trans-title=CSU Craiova win against CSM Poli Iaşi|publisher=Digi24|language=Romanian|date=14 July 2017|accessdate=3 August 2017}}

Returned to the country after a very brief spell in Latvia with FK Ventspils,{{cite news|url=https://www.abola.pt/Nnh/Noticias/Ver/756216|title=Pedro Mendes deixa Ventspils|trans-title=Pedro Mendes leaves Ventspils|newspaper=A Bola|language=Portuguese|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=30 November 2019}} on 7 July 2019 Mendes signed a two-year contract with Liga II side FC Universitatea Cluj.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcuniversitateacluj.ro/stiri/doi-mijlocasi-crescuti-de-benfica-si-sporting-au-semnat-cu-u|title=Doi mijlocași crescuți de Benfica și Sporting au semnat cu "U"!|trans-title=Two midfielders who grew up at Benfica and Sporting signed with “U”!|publisher=Universitatea Cluj|language=Romanian|date=7 July 2019|accessdate=8 July 2019}} Two months later, however, he left by mutual consent.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcuniversitateacluj.ro/stiri/fc-universitatea-cluj-s-despartit-de-jose-costa-si-pedro-mendes|title=FC Universitatea Cluj s-a despărțit de José Costa și Pedro Mendes|trans-title=FC Universitatea Cluj parted ways with José Costa and Pedro Mendes|publisher=Universitatea Cluj|language=Romanian|date=2 September 2019|accessdate=30 November 2019}}

=Hong Kong=

On 26 October 2020, it was confirmed that Mendes had signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.{{cite web |title=南區葡萄牙中場完成隔離下周日候命鬥東方 |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/sports/20201026/CJSRPOV24FHBBOTMRSXYATLCAA/ |website=Apple Daily |accessdate=26 October 2020 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029123613/https://hk.appledaily.com/sports/20201026/CJSRPOV24FHBBOTMRSXYATLCAA/ |url-status=dead }} {{in lang|zh-hk}} On 21 May 2021, Mendes left the club due to injury.