| Joe Mendes | |
| Full Name: | Josafat Wooding Mendes |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Braga |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Väsby United |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | AIK |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | Hammarby IF |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Hammarby TFF |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | AIK |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Braga |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Sweden |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:37, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Braga.[1]
Born 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]
In 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]
On 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]
On 28 January 2023, Portuguese side Braga announced the signing of Mendes on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[14]
In 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.[15]
Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent.[16] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Braga | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 100 | 7 | |||
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