Douglas Mendes (footballer, born 2004)
Brazilian footballer
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Douglas Mendes Moreira (born 13 June 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vila Nova.
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| Full name | Douglas Mendes Moreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tocantins, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vila Nova | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Ponte Preta | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Ponte Preta | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | FC Liefering | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Vila Nova | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brazil U20 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Tocantins, Minas Gerais, Douglas Mendes joined Ponte Preta's youth sides as an under-15.[2] He made his first team debut on 26 November 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gustavo Cipriano in a 3–2 Série B home win over Coritiba.[3]
Douglas Mendes became a starter for Ponte during the 2022 Série B, but moved to Série A side Red Bull Bragantino on 5 August 2022, signing a five-year contract.[4] He made his debut in the top tier on 9 November, starting in a 6–0 away loss against Fortaleza.[5]
On 14 February 2023, Douglas Mendes was loaned to FC Liefering until June.[6] On 1 July, Bragantino confirmed his transfer to Red Bull Salzburg; he remained assigned to Liefering.[7]
On 10 January 2024, Mendes returned to Red Bull Bragantino on loan until the end of the year.[8] On 3 January 2025, the loan was extended until the end of 2025.[9]
On 5 July 2026, Mendes returned to Brazil and signed with Vila Nova.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 December 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Série B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| FC Liefering | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Liefering (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Copa do Brasil
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Brazil U20