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.[1]
![]() Mendes with Sweden U21 in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josafat Wooding Mendes | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Basel (on loan from Braga) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | Väsby United | ||
2014–2020 | AIK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Hammarby TFF | 26 | (4) |
2022–2023 | AIK | 24 | (0) |
2023– | Braga | 24 | (1) |
2024– | → Basel (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Sweden U21 | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
Early life
editBorn and raised in Stockholm, Mendes started to play football as a youngster for local club AFC United, before moving to AIK at age 12.[2][3] In 2020, he appeared in several friendlies for the club's first team, but did not feature in any competitive games.[4][5][6]
Club career
editHammarby IF
editIn 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division.[7] During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, whilst also providing six assists.[8]
On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal.[9] 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.[10][11]
Return to AIK
editOn 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.[12][13]
Braga
editOn 28 January 2023, Portuguese side Braga announced the signing of Mendes on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[14]
Loan to Basel
editOn 2 September 2024, Mendes joined Swiss club Basel on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[15][16]
International career
editIn 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic.[1] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023 in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.[17]
Personal life
editBorn in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent.[18] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 August 2024[20]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hammarby Talang FF | 2021 | Ettan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
Hammarby IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
Braga | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Career total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 101 | 7 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
editBraga
References
edit- ^ a b "Josafat Mendes" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Landslagsläger för P16 på Bosön" (in Swedish). AIK. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Summering av året som gått" (in Swedish). AIK. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Truppen mot IF Karlstad Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Truppen mot Akropolis IF" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Truppen mot IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). AIK. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Jättetalangen lämnar AIK – för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Talangkollen: Vårsäsongen i siffror" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Joe Mendes flyttas till A-truppen" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby (SWE) 3 - 1 Maribor (SVN)". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Joe Mendes lämnar Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "AIK Fotboll värvar Josafat "Joe" Mendes" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "JOE MENDES ASSINA PELO SC BRAGA" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Joe Mendes leihweise zum FCB" (in German). FC Basel. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Joe Mendes cedido ao FC Basel" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Josafat Mendes, Josafat Wooding Mendes - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ Parker, Cindy. "Jardell kanga längd".
- ^ "Josafat Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
edit- Joe Mendes at Soccerway