Papu Mendes

Papu Mendes
Personal information
Full name Papu Diocabre Mendes
Date of birth (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea Bissau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Unia Turza Śląska
Number 10
Youth career
2016–2017 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Strasbourg II 34 (1)
2021–2022 Servette II 9 (2)
2021–2022 Servette 3 (0)
2023 Zemplín Michalovce 3 (0)
2024– Unia Turza Śląska 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024

Papu Diocabre Mendes (born 1 October 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Unia Turza Śląska.[1]

Career

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A youth product of Strasbourg, Mendes began his career with their reserves in the Championnat National 3. He transferred to Servette in Switzerland on 22 June 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Servette in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League loss to Molde on 22 July 2021.[3]

International career

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Born in Guinea Bissau, Mendes holds a Portuguese passport and was called up to train with the Portugal U19s in 2019.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Papu Diocabre Mendes nowym zawodnikiem Unii!" (in Polish). Unia Turza Śląska. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ Luscher, Loic (22 June 2021). "Papu Mendes est servettien - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
  3. ^ "Molde vs. Servette - 22 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Papu Mendes: "Muito feliz pela convocatória"". FPF. 24 July 2023.
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