Ryan Mendes
{{short description|Cape Verdean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Portuguese name|Mendes|da Graça}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryan Mendes
| fullname = Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça
| image = Ryan Mendes (LOSC Lille).JPG
| caption = Mendes playing for Lille in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|01|08}}
| birth_place = Mindelo, Cape Verde
| height = 1.78 m{{Lequipe|33053}}
| currentclub = Kocaelispor
| clubnumber = 20
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Batuque FC
| years1 = 2008–2012
| clubs1 = Le Havre
| caps1 = 84
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 2010
| clubs2 = Le Havre II
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2017
| clubs3 = Lille
| caps3 = 54
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2014–2016
| clubs4 = Lille II
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = → Nottingham Forest (loan)
| caps5 = 35
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = Kayserispor
| caps6 = 39
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2018–2020
| clubs7 = Sharjah
| caps7 = 44
| goals7 = 20
| years8 = 2020–2023
| clubs8 = Al Nasr
| caps8 = 68
| goals8 = 15
| years9 = 2023–2024
| clubs9 = Fatih Karagümrük
| caps9 = 23
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Kocaelispor
| caps10 = 34
| goals10 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Cape Verde U16
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = Cape Verde U21
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2010–
| nationalteam3 = Cape Verde
| nationalcaps3 = 84
| nationalgoals3 = 21
| club-update = 1 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 23:15, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{Turkish football updater|Kocaelispor}} club Kocaelispor and the Cape Verde national team.
He spent most of his club career in France with Le Havre and Lille, and in the UAE Pro League with Sharjah and Al-Nasr. He also had brief spells in England's Championship with Nottingham Forest, and the Turkish Süper Lig with Kayserispor and Fatih Karagümrük.
Mendes made his senior international debut for Cape Verde in 2010, earning over 80 caps. He represented the nation at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023.
Club career
=Le Havre=
Born in Mindelo, São Vicente, Mendes began his career with hometown club Batuque FC. In 2008 he was sold to Le Havre AC,{{Cite web|url=http://www.paris-normandie.fr/index.php/cms/13/article/192098/Mendes_le_but_de_sa_vie|title=Actualité à la une en Normandie, toutes les informations locales|website=www.paris-normandie.fr|language=fr-FR|access-date=28 March 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906144935/http://www.paris-normandie.fr/index.php/cms/13/article/192098/Mendes_le_but_de_sa_vie|archive-date=6 September 2012}} with whom he played his first game in Ligue 1 on 13 May 2009 against AS Saint-Étienne, as a late substitute for Maxime Baca in a 4–2 home loss.{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/frankreich/2009/35/lehavre-stetienne/ | title = Ryan Mendes Da Graca | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date =26 May 2011}}{{cite news |title=Résultat et résumé Le Havre - Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1, 35e journée, Mercredi 13 Mai 2009 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/ligue-1/2008-2009/le-havre-asse-live/128037 |access-date=1 December 2021 |work=L'Équipe |date=13 May 2009 |language=French}} He was monitored by Leicester City scout Steve Walsh, who instead signed teammate Riyad Mahrez to the club.{{cite news|title=Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez not target of original scouting mission says head of recruitment|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Riyad-target-scouting-mission/story-28029571-detail/story.html|access-date=26 April 2016|work=Leicester Mercury|date=22 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129020313/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Riyad-target-scouting-mission/story-28029571-detail/story.html|archive-date=29 November 2015}}
In the 2011–12 Ligue 2, Mendes was joint third top scorer with 13 goals.{{cite news |title=Ligue 2. Fauré double Ghilas sur le fil pour le titre de meilleur buteur |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-2-faure-double-ghilas-sur-le-fil-pour-le-titre-de-meilleur-buteur-35007 |access-date=1 December 2021 |work=Ouest-France |date=18 May 2012 |language=French}}
=Lille=
On 1 September 2012, Mendes returned to Ligue 1 on a four-year deal at Lille. He joined for a €3 million fee – the club was in a good financial place after the sale of Eden Hazard to Chelsea – and his monthly salary rose from €7,000 to €120,000.{{cite news |title=Losc: Salaire, indemnité, les chiffres du transfert de Ryan Mendes ! |url=https://www.sportune.fr/sport-business/losc-salaire-indemnite-les-chiffres-du-transfert-de-ryan-mendes-73121 |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Sportune |date=1 September 2012 |language=French}} He missed the second half of his first season after having surgery on a right ankle tendon and remained on the sidelines until December 2013. He told the league's website that he was not going to retire despite the injuries.{{cite news|last1=Mondal|first1=Subhankar|title=Lille's Ryan Mendes dismisses retirement talks|url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/lille/news/mendes-dismisses-retirement-talks_119200.html|access-date=10 September 2017|publisher=Sports Mole|date=20 November 2013}}
Mendes's opportunities at Lille were reduced after the dismissal of manager Rudi Garcia in 2013. On 4 September 2015, Mendes joined English side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan.{{cite news|title=Nelson Oliveira and Ryan Mendes join Nottingham Forest on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34157304|access-date=28 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 September 2015}} He scored his first goal for the club twenty days later, opening a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.{{cite news|title=Huddersfield 1–1 Nottm Forest|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34275768|access-date=28 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 September 2015|first=Gary|last=Smee}}
=Later career=
On 31 January 2017, Mendes signed for Kayserispor – ranked 17th in Turkey's Süper Lig – until the summer of 2020.{{cite news |last1=Martins |first1=Sébastien |title=OFFICIEL : Ryan Mendes quitte Lille |url=https://www.goal.com/fr/news/29/ligue-1/2017/01/31/32161032/officiel-ryan-mendes-quitte-lille |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Goal |date=31 January 2017 |language=French}} In July 2018, he terminated his deal and moved to Sharjah FC of the UAE Pro League on a three-year deal.{{cite news |title=Ryan Mendes leaves Kayserispor for UAE club |url=https://www.turkishfootballnews.com/2018/07/03/ryan-mendes-leaves-kayserispor-uae-club/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Turkish Football News |date=3 July 2018}} He won the league in his first season.{{cite web|last1=Lomas|first1=Mark|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47975321|title=Cape Verde's Ryan Mendes aiming for unlikely UAE title|date=24 April 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite news |title=Sharjah crowned champions; Dibba and Emirates relegated |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2019/05/26/sharjah-crowned-champions-dibba-and-emirates-relegated |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Gulf Today |date=26 May 2019}}
Remaining in the United Arab Emirates, Mendes moved to Al-Nasr SC in Dubai on a two-year contract in July 2020.{{cite news |title=Futebol: Ryan Mendes troca o Al Sharjah pelo AL Nasr [sic] |url=https://www.anacao.cv/noticia/2020/07/08/futebol-ryan-mendes-troca-o-al-sharjah-pelo-al-nasr/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |work=A Nação |date=8 July 2020 |language=Portuguese}} On 10 August 2023, he went back to Turkey's top division and signed a two-year contract with Fatih Karagümrük.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/fatih-karagumruk-ten-sol-kanat-transferi-64d4a9034094b30049c8d51c|title=Fatih Karagümrük'ten sol kanat transferi|last=|first=|date=10 August 2023|website=ntvspor.net|publisher=|language=tr|access-date=27 August 2023}}
International career
Mendes was a member of the Cape Verde under-21 national team{{Cite web|url=http://criolosports.blogspot.com/2009/05/ryan-mendes-estreia-se-no-le-havre.html|title=Criolosports.com: Ryan Mendes estreia-se no Le Havre|last=Criolosports|date=15 May 2009|website=Criolosports.com|access-date=28 March 2018}} and played formerly with the under-16s an international tournament in Gonfreville-L'Orcher.
He made his debut for the senior team on 11 August 2010, as a 58th-minute substitute for Babanco in a 1–0 friendly loss away to Senegal. His first international goal was scored on 8 October 2011, in a 2–1 loss at Zimbabwe in 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{NFT|39690}}
In 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Mendes scored three goals in two wins over Madagascar.{{cite news |title=CAN 2013: Le Cap Vert domine Madagascar |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/can-2013-le-cap-vert-domine-madagascar |access-date=1 December 2021 |date=29 February 2012 |language=French}}{{cite news |title=CAN 2013 : Le Cap Vert écarte Madagascar |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/can-2013-le-cap-vert-ecarte-madagascar |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Afrik Foot |date=16 June 2012 |language=French}} At the finals in South Africa, Cape Verde's first major tournament, he played all four games of a run to the quarter-finals.{{cite news |last1=Fottrell |first1=Stephen |title=South Africa 0–0 Cape Verde |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21042985 |access-date=1 December 2021 |date=19 January 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Fottrell |first1=Stephen |title=Morocco 1–1 Cape Verde Islands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21037955 |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 January 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Fottrell |first1=Stephen |title=Cape Verde 2–1 Angola |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21037955 |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Ian |title=Ghana 2–0 Cape Verde |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21294305 |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2013}}
Mendes scored the decider on 10 September 2014 as Cape Verde won 2–1 against Zambia in Praia, in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{cite news |title=CAN: Zé Luís e Ryan Mendes dão triunfo a Cabo Verde |url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/can-ze-luis-e-ryan-mendes-dao-triunfo-a-cabo-verde-903772 |access-date=1 December 2021 |work=Record |date=10 September 2014 |language=Portuguese}} He was called up for the finals in Equatorial Guinea,{{cite news |title=Cardoso da Silva: "Convocatória é correcta para Cabo Verde alcançar um bom resultado" |url=https://www.rfi.fr/pt/africa/20141224-cardoso-da-silva-convocatoria-e-correcta-para-cabo-verde-alcancar-um-bom-resultado |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Radio France International |date=24 December 2014 |language=Portuguese}} playing in all three draws of a group-stage elimination.
In November 2020, he reached 50 international caps, for which he was rewarded with a shirt and plaque the following March.{{cite news |last1=Furtado |first1=António |title=Ryan Mendes: 50 jogos pela seleção nacional de futebol |url=https://gaftsports.com/ryan-mendes-50-jogos-pela-selecao-nacional-de-futebol/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |publisher=Gaft Sports |date=25 March 2021 |language=Portuguese}} A year later, he was called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon{{cite news |title=Afcon 2021: Ethiopia and Cape Verde squads for finals in Cameroon |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/59763245 |access-date=24 December 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2021}} and appeared in two of Cape Verde's matches at the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/matches/_/id/135216/team/2597/type/caf.nations/year/2021|title=RYAN MENDES|access-date=21 January 2024|website=ESPN}}
In December 2023, Mendes was named in Cape Verde's squad for his fourth Africa Cup of Nations – the 2023 tournament in the Ivory Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/cape-verde-name-veterans-mendes-vozinha-african-cup-nations-squad-2023-12-29/|title=Cape Verde name veterans Mendes, Vozinha in African Cup of Nations squad|date=30 December 2023|access-date=21 January 2023|website=Reuters}} He captained the team in their opening two matches of the tournament – wins against Ghana (2–1), and Mozambique (3–0) – scoring and being named man of the match in the latter.{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/we-have-achieved-our-first-target-ryan-mendes-after-qualification/|title="We have achieved our first target" - Ryan Mendes after qualification|date=19 January 2024|access-date=21 January 2024|website=CAF Online}} He later scored the only goal from a penalty in a 1–0 victory over Mauritania, which qualified his country to the quarter-finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68052400 |title=Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2024 }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played on 24 November 2024}}{{Soccerway|78676|access-date=27 March 2018}}
| 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 Coupe de France, FA Cup, Turkish Cup, UAE President's Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup, UAE League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Goals | Apps |
| rowspan="6"|Le Havre
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009-10
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2010-11
|Ligue 2 |32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2011-12
|Ligue 2 |34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 16 | |||
| 2012-13
|Ligue 2 |3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 92 | 22 | |||
| Le Havre II
|CFA |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="6"|Lille
|Ligue 1 |9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name="UCL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2013-14
|Ligue 1 |16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2014-15
|Ligue 1 |19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10{{efn|Four appearances, one goal in UEFA Champions League, Six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2015-16
|Ligue 1 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17
|Ligue 1 |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 74 | 9 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Lille II
|CFA |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2016-17
|CFA |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Nottingham Forest (loan)
|32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Kayserispor
|6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2017-18
|Süper Lig |33 | 4 | 6 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 7 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 5 | 7 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 8 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Sharjah
|26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2019-20
|UAE Pro League |18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2{{efn|name="AFC"|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name="SUC"|Appearance(s) in UAE Super Cup}} | 0 | 24 | 13 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 22 | |
| rowspan="4"|Al-Nasr
|UAE Pro League |22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2021-22
|UAE Pro League |22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2022-23
|UAE Pro League |24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 80 | 17 | |||
| Fatih Karagümrük
|Süper Lig |23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Kocaelispor
|13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!360 | 78 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 416 | 92 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played 8 June 2025}}{{NFT player|39690|access-date=28 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="16"|Cape Verde
|2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!87 | 22 |
:Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mendes goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ryan Mendes |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|8 October 2011}} |Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde |{{fb|Zimbabwe}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|29 February 2012}} |Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar |{{fb|Madagascar}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|4–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 June 2012}} |rowspan="2"|Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Madagascar}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 |rowspan="2"|2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|10 September 2014}} |Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |{{fb|Zambia}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|6 September 2015}} |Petrosport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt |{{fb|Libya}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|1 June 2018}} |Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria |{{fb|Algeria}} |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |style="text-align:center"|3–2 |
| style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|18 November 2019}} |Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |{{fb|Mozambique}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |
| style="text-align:center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|7 October 2020}} |rowspan="2"|Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Andorra}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|2–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|26 March 2021}} |Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |{{fb|Cameroon}} |style="text-align:center"|3–1 |style="text-align:center"|3–1 |2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|10 October 2021}} |Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde |{{fb|Liberia}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|23 September 2022}} |Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |{{fb|Bahrain}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|28 March 2023}} |Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa |{{fb|Eswatini}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|21 November 2023}} |Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa |{{fb|Eswatini}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|19 January 2024}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Mozambique}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|29 January 2024}} |Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |{{fb|Mauritania}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|21 March 2024}} |Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |{{fb|Guyana}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|19
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 September 2024}} |rowspan="2"|Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mauritania}} |style="text-align:center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 |rowspan="2"|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|20
|style="text-align:center"|2–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|15 November 2024}} |Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |{{fb|Egypt}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|8 June 2025}} |Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi, Georgia |{{fb|Georgia}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |Friendly |{{Cite web|title=Goals and Highlights for Georgia 1-1 Cape Verde in Friendly Match|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2025/06/08/1225089-georgia-vs-cape-verde-live-score-updates-stream-info-and-how-to-watch-friendly-match.html|website=Vavel|access-date=8 June 2025}} |
Honours
Sharjah
= Kocaelispor =
References
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External links
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Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players
Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers
Category:Cape Verde men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
Category:Kayserispor footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players