Josafat Mendes

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Josafat Mendes
Personal information
Full name Josafat Wooding Mendes
Date of birth (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 AIK
Youth career
2007–2013 AFC United
2014–2020 AIK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Hammarby IF 0 (0)
2021 Hammarby TFF 26 (4)
2022– AIK 24 (0)
National team‡
2018 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2022– Sweden U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2022

Josafat Wooding Mendes (born 31 December 2002), commonly known as Joe Mendes, is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for AIK in Allsvenskan. [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]

International career

In 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic. [1]

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese descent. [14] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 June 2022 [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby Talang FF 2021 Ettan 26400—264
Hammarby IF 2021 Allsvenskan 00101 [lower-alpha 1] 020
AIK 2022 Allsvenskan81400010
Career total3455010405

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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. ↑ "Josafat Mendes, Josafat Wooding Mendes - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  15. ↑ Parker, Cindy. "Jardell kanga längd".
  16. ↑ "Josafat Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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