Rui Mendes

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes (born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Emmen in the Eerste Divisie.[1]

Rui Mendes
Personal information
Full name Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999
Place of birth Gondar, Amarante, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Emmen
Number 7
Youth career
2016–18 Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–21 1899 Hoffenheim II 57 (10)
2021– Emmen 54 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

From Gondor, in Amarante, Portugal, Mendes moved at the age of seven to Dissen, Lower Saxony with his family. He was in the youth academy of Arminia Bielefeld but was not offered a professional contract. Instead he joined up with 1899 Hoffenheim aged 18 on a two-year contract. He trained with the first team under Julian Nagelsmann and played for their second team before ultimately leaving on a free transfer in 2021.[2]

Career

During a trial game for FC Emmen Mendes scored twice against Heracles Almelo to earn a contract.[3]

In the 2021-22 season, Mendes was instrumental in FC Emmen’s championship winning season in the Eerste Divisie. Mendes scored in eight consecutive games, just one short of the all time FC Emmen record from the 2001–02 season, when Paul Weerman scored in nine consecutive matches.[4]

Honours

Emmen

References
  1. Rui Mendes at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Rui Mendes". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. "From Nagelsmann to the Netherlands: Rui Mendes - the Luso-German who came from nowhere to inspire Emmen to Eredivisie promotion". Portugal.net.
  4. "Rui Mendes: treinou com Nagelsmann e agora é homem-golo nos Países Baixos". maisfutebol.iol.pt.


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