Tomás Mendes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomás Alage Mendes Mendes | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés B | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | La Mojonera | ||
2015–2018 | Almería | ||
2018–2020 | Alavés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Alavés B | 81 | (0) |
2021– | Alavés | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Spain U15 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Spain U18 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2022 |
Tomás Alage Mendes Mendes (born 21 November 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Deportivo Alavés B.
Club career
[edit]Mendes was a youth product of La Mojonera and Almería, before joining the youth academy of Alavés in 2018.[1] He began his senior career with the reserves Alavés B in 2020. On 4 March 2021, Mendes signed a professional contract keeping him with Alavés at least until 2023.[2] He was a mainstay with Alavés B at the age of 17, and helped them win the 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF and earn promotion.[3] He made his first appearance with the senior Alavés team in a 3–0 Copa del Rey win over Unami on 30 November 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute.[4] He made his La Liga and professional debut with Alavés in a 4–0 loss to Celta Vigo on 7 May 2022, coming on in the 82nd minute.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in Spain, Mendes is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[6] He is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U15s and U16s. He represented the Spain U18 in a friendly tournament in Romania in the fall of 2021.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Las "perlas" del Alavés B de Seligrat que se están saliendo". 11 October 2021.
- ^ "El Deportivo Alavés ata a una de la perlas de su cantera". 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Rodriguez, Sergio Carrero (9 May 2022). "Tomás Mendes debuta en Liga con el Alavés".
- ^ Marca, Redacción Radio (1 December 2021). "Tomás Mendes debuta con el Deportivo Alavés en la Copa del Rey".
- ^ "El joven del filial Tomás Mendes completa la convocatoria del Alavés en Vigo". Alaves - El Correo. 7 May 2022.
- ^ "TOMÁS MENDES PRÉ-CONVOCADO PARA SELEÇÃO SUB'18 DA ESPANHA". 18 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Tomás Mendes at BDFutbol
- Tomás Mendes at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Tomás Mendes at Soccerway