Joe Mendes

Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga.[1]

Joe Mendes
Personal information
Full name Josafat Wooding Mendes
Date of birth (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2013 AFC 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 2 (1)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2022– Sweden U21 2 (0)
2023– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Early life

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]

Club career

Hammarby IF

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]

Return to AIK

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]

S.C. Braga

On 28 January 2023, Portuguese side Braga announced the signing of Mendes on a five-and-a-half year long contract.[14]

International career

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]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent.[16] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 June 2022[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby Talang FF 2021 Ettan 26400—264
Hammarby IF 2021 Allsvenskan 00101[lower-alpha 1]020
AIK 2022 Allsvenskan 81400010
Career total 3455010405

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 1 0
Total 1 0
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Josafat Mendes" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. "Landslagsläger för P16 på Bosön" (in Swedish). AIK. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. "Summering av året som gått" (in Swedish). AIK. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. "Truppen mot IF Karlstad Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. "Truppen mot Akropolis IF" (in Swedish). AIK. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. "Truppen mot IFK Norrköping" (in Swedish). AIK. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. "Jättetalangen lämnar AIK – för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. "Talangkollen: Vårsäsongen i siffror" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. "Joe Mendes flyttas till A-truppen" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. "Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. "Hammarby (SWE) 3 - 1 Maribor (SVN)". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. "Joe Mendes lämnar Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  13. "AIK Fotboll värvar Josafat "Joe" Mendes" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. "JOE MENDES ASSINA PELO SC BRAGA" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  15. "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  16. "Josafat Mendes, Josafat Wooding Mendes - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  17. Parker, Cindy. "Jardell kanga längd".
  18. "Josafat Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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