Ahmad Mendes Moreira

Ahmad Mendes Moreira (born 27 June 1995) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger for AEL Limassol. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Guinea national team.

Ahmad Mendes Moreira
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AEL Limassol
Number 17
Youth career
2001–2004 VVK '68
2004–2006 SC Feyenoord
2006–2011 Excelsior '20
2011–2014 Excelsior Maassluis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Excelsior Maassluis 63 (14)
2016–2018 Kozakken Boys 63 (21)
2018–2019 Groningen 13 (1)
2018–2019 → Telstar (loan) 17 (2)
2019–2021 Excelsior 63 (14)
2021–2023 PAS Giannina 57 (3)
2023– AEL Limassol 3 (0)
International career
2021– Guinea 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 4 April 2018, Mendes Moreira signed a contract with effect from 1 July 2018 until mid-2019 with FC Groningen.[1][2][3] Previously, he had been playing for Kozakken Boys at amateur level.[4]

On 12 August 2018, he made his official debut as a substitute for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie away match against SBV Vitesse, which ended in a 5–1 defeat.[5]

He transferred to SBV Excelsior in July 2019 on a two-year contract.[6]

In November 2019 Mendes Moreira was subjected to racism from opposition FC Den Bosch fans. FC Den Bosch initially tried to claim the sounds were their fans imitating crows, but later apologized for the claim.[7]

On 6 August 2021, he signed a contract with PAS Giannina.[8]

International career

Mendes Moreira was born in the Netherlands to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Guinean Loma mother.[9] He debuted for the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Turkey on 31 May 2021.[10]

References
  1. "Nederland – A. Mendes Moreira – Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis – Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
  2. "Mendes Moreira morgen gepresenteerd bij FC Groningen". voetbalrotterdam.nl. 3 April 2018.
  3. Ahmad Mendes Moreira at WorldFootball.net
  4. e spraken Ahmad Mendes Moreira over zijn stap van Kozakken Boys naar FC Groningenn vice.com
  5. "Vitesse vs. FC Groningen – 12 augustus 2018 – Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
  6. "Ahmad Mendes Moreira tekent contract bij Excelsior". SBV Excelsior Officiële website. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Ahmad Mendes Moreira: Den Bosch apologise for 'crow sounds' statement". 18 November 2019 – via bbc.co.uk.
  8. "WELCOME AHMAD MENDES MOREIRA". 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021.
  9. "'De nationale bond van Guinee heeft wel eens geïnformeerd'". 2 February 2018.
  10. "Mendes Moreira debuteert en speelt gelijk tegen Kökçü en Dervisoglu". Voetbalzone. 31 May 2021.


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