Carolina Mendes

Portuguese footballer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes (born 27 November 1987) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Racing Power and the Portugal women's national team.

Full name Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes
Date of birth (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Estremoz, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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Carolina Mendes
Mendes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes
Date of birth (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Estremoz, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Racing Power
Youth career
Electrico Futebol Club
Desportalegre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Ponte Frielas
2009–2011 1º de Dezembro 5 (0)
2011–2012 L'Estartit (2)
2012–2013 Llanos de Olivenza 29 (4)
2013–2014 Riviera di Romagna 21 (7)
2014–2016 Rossiyanka 27 (5)
2016 Djurgården 14 (3)
2017 Grindavík 17 (3)
2017–2018 Atalanta Mozzanica 21 (6)
2018–2021 Sporting CP 53 (25)
2021–2024 SC Braga 55 (13)
2024– Racing Power 22 (4)
International career‡
2004–2006 Portugal U19 21 (15)
2007– Portugal 124 (24)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2025
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Club career

Mendes first played for UD Ponte Frielas and SU 1º de Dezembro of the National Football Championship.[citation needed] She subsequently moved to Spain, where she played for UE L'Estartit[2] and SPC Llanos de Olivenza in Spain's Primera División.[3]

In 2013, she moved to Italy's ASD Riviera di Romagna, and the next year she signed for WFC Rossiyanka in Russia. In 2016 Mendes signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF for one year.[4]

International career

Mendes made her debut for the senior Portugal national team in March 2007, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Ireland at the 2007 Algarve Cup. She was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.

In Portugal's 2–1 win over Scotland, Mendes scored the national team's first-ever goal at major international tournament finals.[5] She scored again in the final group match against England, but Portugal lost 2–1 and was eliminated.[6]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[7]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 September 2011Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia1–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
2.2 March 2012Estádio Municipal, Parchal, Portugal Hungary2–04–02012 Algarve Cup
3.31 March 2012Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela, Portugal Czech Republic2–52–5UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4.16 January 2014Estádio Machico, Machico, Portugal Switzerland1–01–22015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.12 February 2014Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal Albania1–07–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.3–0
7.5–1
8.7 March 2014Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Russia1–01–32014 Algarve Cup
9.26 November 2015Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Montenegro3–16–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
10.23 July 2017Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands Scotland1–02–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017
11.27 July 2017Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands England1–11–2
12.16 September 2017Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal Finland1–01–1Friendly
13.24 November 2017Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal Moldova1–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14.28 February 2018Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal China1–12–12018 Algarve Cup
15.30 June 2018Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–07–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.6 October 2018Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China Thailand2–14–12018 Yongchuan International Tournament
17.3–1
18.4–1
19.9 April 2019Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal Hungary1–04–1Friendly
20.25 November 2021Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal Israel1–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21.2–0
22.3–0
23.16 February 2022Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal Norway2–02–02022 Algarve Cup
24.21 February 2024Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Czech Republic2–03–1Friendly
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Honours

Braga

1º de Dezembro

Rossiyanka

References

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