Fidel Mendonça

Fidel Mendonça (born 7 July 1984) is a Cape Verdean basketball player for Prédio and the Cape Verde national basketball team. Standing at 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in), he plays as shooting guard.

Fidel Mendonça
Prédio
PositionPoint guard
LeagueProliga
Personal information
Born (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984
Praia, Cape Verde
NationalityCape Verdean
Listed height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career history
2010–2013Sport Algés e Dafundo
2013–2018AD Bairro
2018–2020Prédio
2021–2022AD Galomar
2022–presentPrédio
Career highlights and awards

Club career

From 2010 to 2013, Mendonça played in Portugal for second division Proliga club Sport Algés e Dafundo.[1]

Mendonça played several seasons for AD Bairro. He won the Cape Verdean Basketball Championship three times with the team, and was named MVP for four seasons in a row.

In 2018, Mendonça joined Cape Verdean club Prédio.[2] With Prédio, he won the Cape Verdean national championship two times.[3]

For the 2021–22 season, he signed with AD Galomar in the Proliga.[3]

National team career

Mendonça has been a long-time member of the Cape Verde national basketball team, since 2006.[4] He is also the captain of the team.

He helped his country capture the fourth place at AfroBasket 2021, contributing 8 points per game.[5]

References
  1. "Fidel Mendonca, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. "Basquetebol: Fidel Mendonça quer levar Prédio à conquista do Nacional "o mais rápido possível"". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. "Basquetebol: Fidel Mendonça de volta a Pro-liga portuguesa". Rtc.cv (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "Fidel Mendonça" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. "Fidel MENDONÇA at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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