Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Junior Hillyard Andrew Mendes [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 September 1976||
Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hearts of Midlothian (fitness coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1995 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
1996–2000 | St Mirren | 120 | (21) |
1998 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Dunfermline Athletic | 13 | (0) |
2002–2003 | St Mirren | 17 | (6) |
2003–2004 | Mansfield Town | 57 | (12) |
2004–2006 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | (5) |
2005–2006 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2006 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Notts County | 37 | (5) |
2007 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Aldershot Town | 12 | (1) |
2009 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2009 | Ilkeston Town | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Ayr United | 21 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Nairn County | ||
2014–2015 | Clydebank | ||
Total | 356 | (53) | |
International career | |||
2004–2012 | Montserrat | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert Junior Hillyard Andrew Mendes (born 15 September 1976) is an English-born Montserratian former professional footballer and sports scientist who works a fitness coach for Scottish Premiership side St. Mirren.
As a player he was a striker from 1995 to 2015. Mendes began his career with Premier League side Chelsea in 1995, but was released at the 95–96 season. He went on to play in the Football League for Carlisle United, Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town, Grimsby Town, Notts County, Lincoln City and Aldershot Town, in Scotland with St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic and Ayr United, and in English Non-league football with Stevenage Borough and Ilkeston Town. He has represented Montserrat six times, scoring 1 goal.
He signed for Stevenage Borough in March 2009 on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season. [2] He had a trial with Conference team York City in October 2009, [3] before signing as stand in for one game on non-contract terms for Conference North club Ilkeston Town, to play against Cambridge United in the FA Cup First Round. [4] Mendes signed for Scottish Football League First Division club Ayr United in November 2009, until mid-January. [5]
Mendes studied at University of the West of Scotland completing a MRes in Sport and exercise Science in 2018. Mendes works as a sports scientist [7] and has been employed as a fitness coach by Scottish League One club Partick Thistle since 2015. [8]
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