Ryan Mendes

Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Nasr.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is da Graça.
Ryan Mendes
Mendes playing for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça
Date of birth (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990
Place of birth Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Nasr
Number 21
Youth career
Batuque FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Le Havre 84 (20)
2008–2012 Le Havre II 1 (0)
2012–2017 Lille 54 (7)
2012–2017 Lille II 2 (1)
2015–2016 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 32 (2)
2017–2018 Kayserispor 39 (5)
2018–2020 Sharjah 44 (20)
2020– Al-Nasr 12 (3)
National team‡
2006 Cape Verde U-16 9 (2)
2007 Cape Verde U-21 8 (1)
2010– Cape Verde 45 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:18, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Mindelo, São Vicente, Mendes began his career with hometown club Batuque FC and in 2008 was sold to Le Havre AC,[2] with whom he played his first game in Ligue 1 on 13 May 2009 against AS Saint-Étienne.[3] He was monitored by Leicester City scout Steve Walsh, who instead signed teammate Riyad Mahrez to the club.[4]

Mendes joined Lille in 2012. He missed the second half of his first season after having surgery on a right ankle tendon and remained on the sidelines until December 2013. He told the league's website that he was not going to retire despite the injuries.[5]

On 4 September 2015, he joined English side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan.[6] On 24 September 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.[7]

In April 2019 he spoke about his title challenge with UAE club Sharjah FC.[8]

International career

Mendes was also member of the Cape Verde U-21 national team[9] and played formerly with the U-16 on an International Tournament for Under-16 players in Gonfreville-L'Orcher.

He made his debut for the senior team in 2010.[10]

In 2013 he played in all matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations where his team advanced to the quarterfinals,what is the best result in the history of the national team.[11] [12]

Career statistics
As of match played on 18 May 2018[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre2008–09Ligue 1 1000—10
2009–10Ligue 2 1410010—151
2010–11 3240020—344
2011–12 34133122—3916
2012–13 3200—32
Total 84203152009223
Le Havre II2010–11CFA 10—10
Lille2012–13Ligue 1 9200—30122
2013–14 16330—193
2014–15 1920020101313
2015–16 3000—30
2016–17 7000—2191
Total 5473020152749
Lille II2013–14CFA 11—11
2016–17 10—10
Total 2100000021
Nottingham Forest (loan)2015–16Championship 32200—322
Kayserispor2016–17Süper Lig 6110—71
2017–18 33463—397
Total 395730000468
Career totals 212351347215224743

International goals
Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2011Estádio da Várzea, Praia Zimbabwe2–02–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.29 February 2012Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo Madagascar1–04–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.16 June 2012Estádio da Várzea, Praia1–03–1
4.3–0
5.10 September 2014 Zambia2–12–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.6 September 2015Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo Libya2–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.1 June 2018July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers Algeria2–23–2Friendly
8.18 November 2019Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia Mozambique2–12–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.7 October 2020Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra1–02–1Friendly
10.2–1

References
  1. Ryan Mendes at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  2. "Actualité à la une en Normandie, toutes les informations locales". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Ryan Mendes Da Graca" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  4. "Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez not target of original scouting mission says head of recruitment". Leicester Mercury. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. Mondal, Subhankar (20 November 2013). "Lille's Ryan Mendes dismisses retirement talks". Sports Mole. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. "Nelson Oliveira and Ryan Mendes join Nottingham Forest on loan". BBC Sport. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. "Huddersfield 1–1 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. "Cape Verde's Ryan Mendes aiming for unlikely UAE title". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019.
  9. Criolosports (15 May 2009). "Criolosports.com: Ryan Mendes estreia-se no Le Havre". Criolosports.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. Ryan Mendes at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. https://africanfootball.com/team/27/Cape-Verde/141/2013-Africa-Cup -Of-Nations /
  12. https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/141/2013-Africa-Cup-Of-Nations/1
  13. Ryan Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  14. Ryan Mendes at FootballDatabase.eu
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