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) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2013 Väsby 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 9 (1)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2022– Sweden U21 10 (0)
2023– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:48, 14 December 2023 (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]

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 match played 12 December 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby Talang FF 2021 Ettan 26400———264
Hammarby IF 2021 Allsvenskan 0010—1[lower-alpha 1]0—20
AIK 2022 Allsvenskan 24040—00—280
2023 Allsvenskan 0010—6[lower-alpha 1]1—81
Total 24050—61—361
Braga 2022–23 Primeira Liga 4110001[lower-alpha 1]0—61
2023–24 Primeira Liga 5000107[lower-alpha 2]0—120
Total 91101080—181
Career total 596701015100827

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

    References

    1. 1 2 "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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