| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Manuel Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1999 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal [1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Modena | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sandinenses | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2014–2017 | Moreirense | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Sporting U23 | 53 | (32) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Almería (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Nacional (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Ascoli | 57 | (15) |
| 2024– | Modena | 18 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:05, 2 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Pedro Manuel Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes (born 1 August 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Modena.
Born in Guimarães, Mendes started his youth career with local clubs Vitória S.C. and Moreirense F.C. before joining Sporting CP's academy at the age of 18. [2] On 19 September 2019, after having scored seven goals in six games for the under-23 side to start the new season and before he had made his debut with the first team in the Primeira Liga due to registration problems, [3] he appeared with the latter in a group stage match in the UEFA Europa League against PSV Eindhoven, and found the net immediately after having come as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow youth graduate Miguel Luís, albeit in a 3–2 away defeat; [4] in the process, he became Sporting's first player to achieve the feat on his debut in European competition. [2]
Mendes finally made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 11 January 2020, playing 14 minutes in the 3–1 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal. [5] On 16 September, he joined Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería on a season-long loan. [6] The following 1 February, however, he signed with C.D. Nacional also on loan. [7] In his second appearance for the latter, as a second-half substitute against S.C. Farense, he scored twice (but one in his own net) in a 2–3 home loss. [8]
On 16 July 2021, Mendes moved to Liga Portugal 2 club Rio Ave F.C. on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy. [9] He scored a squad-best ten goals, [10] as the champions returned to the top flight after one year out. [11]
On 29 August 2022, Mendes signed a three-year contract with Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC in the Italian Serie B. [12] He netted a team-best 11 times in his second season, in a final relegation; he also missed the final two months due to a tendon injury. [13] [14]
Mendes remained in the Italian second tier for the 2024–25 campaign, joining Modena FC 2018. [15]
Mendes won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 11 October 2019, in a 4–2 away loss against the Netherlands in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers where he replaced AC Milan's Rafael Leão. [16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2019–20 [17] | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [c] | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Almería (loan) | 2020–21 [17] | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2020–21 [17] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | Liga Portugal 2 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 42 | 10 | |
| Ascoli | 2022–23 [17] | Serie B | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 [17] | Serie B | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 11 | |||
| Total | 57 | 15 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 59 | 15 | ||||
| Career total | 119 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 28 | ||
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