| Salifo Caropitche | |
| Fullname: | Salifo Caropitche Mendes |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Tenerife B |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Estefut |
| Youthclubs2: | Lanzarote |
| Youthclubs3: | Estefut |
| Youthclubs4: | Altavista |
| Youthclubs5: | Orientación Marítima |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Tahíche |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13 October 2024 |
Salifo Caropitche Mendes (born 19 June 2001), sometimes known as just Salifo, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CD Tenerife B.
Born in the small village of Bafatá, Salifo moved abroad as a baby with his family, staying in Dakar for a week before boarding a plane towards the Canary Islands. They went on to live in Arrecife.[1]
After beginning his career at CD Estefut, Salifo played for UD Lanzarote and Altavista CF before finishing his training with CD Orientación Marítima.[1] In 2020, he moved to the Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas side CD Tahíche, and scored on a regular basis during the season.
On 23 July 2021, Salifo joined the Segunda División RFEF side CD Mensajero.[2] Roughly one year later, he signed a two-year contract with CD Mirandés, being initially assigned to the reserves in the Tercera Federación.[3]
Salifo made his professional debut with the "Jabatos" on 13 August 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Raúl García in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[4] On 8 July of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, CD Tenerife B also in the fifth division.[5]