| Pedro Mendes | |
| Full Name: | Pedro Filipe Teodósio Mendes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Massamá |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sporting CP |
| Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Real Massamá (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs3: | → Servette (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Real Madrid B (loan) |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2011 |
| Clubs5: | → Real Madrid (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2014 |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps9: | 21 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps10: | 41 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017–2023 |
| Caps11: | 105 |
| Goals11: | 5 |
| Years12: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps12: | 4 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps13: | 13 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:22, 20 July 2024 (UTC) |
Pedro Filipe Teodósio Mendes (born 1 October 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, to Portuguese parents,[2] Mendes reached Sporting CP's youth system in 2005, aged nearly 15. In his first two senior seasons he played with Real SC (third division) and Servette FC (Swiss Challenge League),[3] in both cases on loan, helping the latter club to promotion.
In the summer of 2011, still owned by Sporting, Mendes joined Real Madrid, being assigned to the B team.[4] He made his debut with the main squad on 7 December, coming on as a substitute for Álvaro Arbeloa midway through the second half of a 3–0 away win against AFC Ajax in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League;[5] during his spell at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, several of his Castilla teammates expressed their dissatisfaction over what they saw as a preferential treatment by first-team manager José Mourinho, the player's compatriot.[6]
Mendes played his first match in the Primeira Liga with Sporting on 27 January 2013, when he replaced the injured Khalid Boulahrouz at half-time of the 1–1 home draw with Vitória de Guimarães.[7]
Returning to Sporting for the 2012–13 campaign, Mendes was made captain of the reserves who competed in the Segunda Liga, also appearing sporadically for the main squad.[8] [9] On 28 May 2013, he signed a five-year contract with Parma F.C. in Serie A as a free agent.[10]
On 21 January 2014, Mendes moved to fellow top-tier club US Sassuolo Calcio in a co-ownership deal with Parma.[11] In June he was bought by the latter, who sold Raman Chibsah and Nicola Sansone to the former on the same day.[12]
Mendes joined Stade Rennais F.C. of France on 6 July 2015, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[13] He made his debut in Ligue 1 on 8 August, in a 2–1 away loss to SC Bastia.[14]
On 18 July 2017, Mendes signed with Montpellier HSC of the same league.[15] [16] He first appeared for them on 5 August, playing the entire 1–0 home victory over Stade Malherbe Caen,[17] and scored his first goal on 16 September by heading from the corner kick as the visitors defeated ES Troyes AC by the same score.[18]
Mendes became a key part of Michel Der Zakarian's resolute Montpellier side over the following seasons, partnering veterans Daniel Congré and Hilton in a three-man central defence.[19] In October 2018, he extended his contract for two more years up to 2023.[20]
Mendes featured rarely in his final two years at the Stade de la Mosson, due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury contracted in April 2021.[21] In an interview to Portuguese website Zerozero, he blasted the club's medical staff over his recovery process.[22]
On 24 August 2023, Mendes returned to Portugal one decade after leaving, joining C.F. Estrela da Amadora who had just returned to the top flight following a lengthy absence;[23] the terms of the deal were not disclosed.[24] In June 2024, he left.[25]
Mendes won exactly 50 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 13 for the under-21 team for whom he scored in a 1–1 home draw against Poland for the 2013 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[26] His maiden full appearance occurred on 14 October 2018, when he replaced S.L. Benfica's Rúben Dias in the 56th minute of the 3–1 friendly win over Scotland at Hampden Park.[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[29] | League cup[30] | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Massamá (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda Divisão | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Servette (loan) | 2010–11 | Challenge League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid B (loan) | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Real Madrid (loan) | 2011–12 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[31] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sporting CP B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Parma | 2013–14 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2013–14 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Parma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Rennes | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 115 | 5 | ||||
| Montpellier B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Estrela Amadora | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 313 | 8 | |||
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