Lucas Mendes (footballer, born 1990) (original) (raw)
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Qatari footballer
Lucas Mendes
 Mendes with Marseille in 2013 |
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lucas Michel Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Al-Wakrah | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Coritiba | 139 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Marseille | 48 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | El Jaish | 63 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Duhail | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Gharafa | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Al-Wakrah | 88 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Qatar | 15 | (1) |
Medal record Representing  Qatar Men's Football AFC Asian Cup Winner 2023 Qatar |
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 |
Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.
On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish.[2]
International career
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On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having been living in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
He scored his first goal in the Third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in the 102nd minute of the match against the national team of Uzbekistan, ending Uzbekistan's unbeaten undefeated streak of 20 games.
As of 24 March 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | National League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coritiba | Série A | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Série B | 2010 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Série A | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 120 | 2 | ||
| Marseille | Ligue 1 | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| El Jaish | QSL | 2014–15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | ||
| Al-Duhail | QSL | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[i] | 0 | 1[j] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[k] | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Al-Gharafa | QSL | 2018–19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[m] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al-Wakrah | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[n] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 270 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 401 | 11 |
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
List of international goals scored by Lucas Mendes
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Uzbekistan |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010[3]
Al-Duhail
Qatar
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023[4]
- Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2017–17, 2023–24
- ^ "Lucas Mendes". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Lucas Mendes (Marseille) s'engage avec El Jaish, la défense de l'OM déplumée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Janeiro, Por Mariana Kneipp Rio de (30 December 2010). "RETROSPECTIVA 2010: Coritiba vai do inferno ao céu para voltar à Série A". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- transfer to Marseille (in French)