Rui Mendes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gondar, Amarante, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 59 | (10) |
| 2021–2024 | Emmen | 69 | (18) |
| 2024– | Groningen | 29 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:20, 18 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes (born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Eredivisie club Groningen.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]From Gondor, in Amarante, Portugal, Mendes moved at the age of seven to Dissen, Lower Saxony with his family. He was in the youth academy of Arminia Bielefeld but was not offered a professional contract. Instead he joined up with 1899 Hoffenheim aged 18 on a two-year contract. He trained with the first team under Julian Nagelsmann and played for their second team before ultimately leaving on a free transfer in 2021.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]During a trial game for FC Emmen Mendes scored twice against Heracles Almelo to earn a contract.[3]
In the 2021–22 season, Mendes was instrumental in FC Emmen's championship winning season in the Eerste Divisie. Mendes scored in eight consecutive games, just one short of the all time FC Emmen record from the 2001–02 season, when Paul Weerman scored in nine consecutive matches.[4]
In January 2024, Mendes joined Eerste Divisie club Groningen on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Emmen
References
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- FC Emmen players
- FC Groningen players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen