Joe Mendes

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Joe Mendes
Josafat Mendes (Sweden U21 starting XI vs Moldova U21, 13 October 2023).jpg
Mendes with Sweden U21 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Josafat Wooding Mendes
Date of birth (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Basel (on loan from Braga)
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2013 Väsby United
2014–2020 AIK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Hammarby IF 0 (0)
2021 → Hammarby TFF 26 (4)
2022–2023 AIK 24 (0)
2023– Braga 25 (1)
2024– → Basel (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2022–2024 Sweden U21 16 (0)
2023– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:47, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Primeira Liga club Braga. [1]

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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]

Braga

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

Loan to Basel

On 2 September 2024, Mendes joined Swiss club Basel on a season-long loan with an option to buy. [15] [16]

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. [17]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent. [18] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 August 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby Talang FF 2021 Ettan 26400——264
Hammarby IF 2021 Allsvenskan 0010—1 [c] 020
AIK 2022 Allsvenskan24040—00280
2023 Allsvenskan0010—6 [c] 181
Total24050—61361
Braga 2022–23 Primeira Liga 4110001 [c] 061
2023–24 Primeira Liga17000208 [d] 0270
2024–25 Primeira Liga3000001 [e] 040
Total2411020100371
Career total74670201711017
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202310
Total10

    Honours

    Braga

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    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. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
    10. ↑ "Tvåmålsseger i hemmamötet med slovenerna" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. 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. ↑ "Joe Mendes leihweise zum FCB" (in German). FC Basel. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
    16. ↑ "Joe Mendes cedido ao FC Basel" (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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