Lucas Mendes (footballer, born 1990)

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Lucas Mendes
Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Lucas Mendes.jpg
Mendes with Marseille in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lucas Michel Mendes
Date of birth (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Wakrah
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2008 Coritiba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Coritiba 139 (2)
2012–2014 Marseille 48 (2)
2014–2017 El Jaish 63 (5)
2017–2019 Al-Duhail 29 (0)
2019–2020 Al-Gharafa 7 (1)
2020– Al-Wakrah 88 (2)
International career
2023– Qatar 15 (1)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.

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Club career

On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish. [2]

International career

On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having lived in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

He scored his first goal in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in the 102nd minute of the match against the national team of Uzbekistan, ending Uzbekistan's unbeaten streak of 20 games.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 March 2024
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueNational CupNational League CupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba Série A 2008 10000010
2009 00000000
Série B 2010 2900000300
Série A 2011 24011011 [a] 0460
2012 132902 [b] 020 [c] 0442
Total67220000203101202
Marseille Ligue 1 2012–13 25030005 [d] 100331
2013–14 22200204 [e] 000282
2014–15 100000000010
Total48230209100623
El Jaish QSL 2014–15 24111002 [f] 000272
2015–16 19110008 [g] 000281
2016–17 20310004 [h] 000283
Total635310014000806
Al-Duhail QSL 2017–18 17040307 [i] 01 [j] 0320
2018–19 12000402 [k] 01 [l] 0190
Total39040709020610
Al-Gharafa QSL 2018–19 7100001 [m] 00081
Al-Wakrah 2019–20 10030000000130
2020–21 22050400000310
2021–22 7020700000160
2022–23 22210100000243
2023–24 17000101 [n] 000190
Total88210013010001122
Career Total270940122036133040111
  1. Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  4. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  8. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  9. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  10. Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
  11. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  12. Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
  13. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  14. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Qatar 202310
2025141
Total151
List of international goals scored by Lucas Mendes
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2024 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3–23–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Coritiba

Al-Duhail

Qatar

Individual

References

  1. "Lucas Mendes". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. "Lucas Mendes (Marseille) s'engage avec El Jaish, la défense de l'OM déplumée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. Janeiro, Por Mariana Kneipp Rio de (30 December 2010). "RETROSPECTIVA 2010: Coritiba vai do inferno ao céu para voltar à Série A". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.