Daniel Mendes (footballer, born 1981)

Daniel Freire Mendes, (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmẽdʒis], born 18 January 1981 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian football player who started his career in Brazil back in 1999 with only 18 years of age, moved in 2014 to U.S to play for Minnesota United FC, after a long career in the Allsvenskan, the Swedish top league.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Freire and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
Daniel Mendes
Personal information
Full name Daniel Freire Mendes
Date of birth (1981-01-18) January 18, 1981
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Youth career
1990–1994 Palmeiras
1995 Corinthians
1996–1997 Clube Atlético Juventus
1998 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Botafogo FR (5)
2003 Kalmar FF 26 (14)
2004 Esporte Clube Bahia 5 (0)
2004 Ulsan Hyundai 8 (1)
2005 Atlético Nacional
2006 Degerfors IF 16 (10)
2006–2008 AIK 54 (11)
2009–2014 Kalmar FF 103 (24)
2013 → GAIS (loan) 15 (7)
2014-2016 Minnesota United 36 (15)
2017 Florida Tropics (indoor) 7 (0)
2017 The Villages 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 4, 2018

Career

He has previously played for Kalmar FF , AIK and Degerfors IF.

Mendes scored Allsvenskan's fastest goal in history after only 6 seconds. In 2006, Mendes scored most goals per minute played for AIK. All of his goals were scored as a substitute, earning him a reputation as the squad's "super sub".[1]

In 2014, Mendes left Sweden to go on loan with Minnesota United FC in the NASL. His stay was made permanent on October 9.[2] Mendes remained with Minnesota until their move to Major League Soccer following the 2016 NASL season.

Mendes joined the Major Arena Soccer League's Florida Tropics SC midway through their first season in early 2017.

After the arena season ended, Mendes stayed in Florida, signing with The Villages SC of the fourth-division Premier Development League.

In December 2017, Mendes agreed to a new deal with the Tropics and returned to the team's lineup.[3]

References
  1. "Esporte Clube Bahia". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  2. "Minnesota United NASL: Daniel Mendes Signs with Minnesota United". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  3. "Daniel Mendes finalizes deal in advance of Friday showdown with Baltimore Blast". FLTropics.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.


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