Houboulang Mendes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Courcouronnes, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Servette | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viry-Châtillon | |||
| Juvisy-sur-Orge AF | |||
| 2013–2015 | Laval | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Laval II | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Laval | 28 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Lorient | 77 | (0) |
| 2019 | Lorient II | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Almería | 21 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Mirandés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Troyes (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Servette | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2024 | |||
Houboulang Mendes (born 4 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club Servette. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a central defender.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Mendes joined Laval' youth setup at the age of 15, after playing for Juvisy-sur-Orge AF and ES Viry-Châtillon.[2] After playing for the reserve team, he made his first team debut on 19 May 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Malik Couturier in a 2–1 Ligue 2 home loss against Nîmes Olympique, as his side was already relegated.
A regular starter in the 2017–18 Championnat National, Mendes left Laval on 24 July 2018, and signed a four-year deal with FC Lorient in the second division.[3] He was regularly used until February 2019, when he suffered a knee injury.[4]
Mendes returned to action in October 2019, playing for the B-side before making three first team appearances as Lorient achieved promotion to Ligue 1. He made his debut in the category on 23 August 2020, starting in a 3–1 home win over RC Strasbourg Alsace.
On 6 July 2022, Mendes moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a four-year contract with La Liga side UD Almería.[5] Initially a backup to Alejandro Pozo, he was demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Marc Pubill, and was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on 1 February 2024.[6]
On 27 August 2024, Mendes returned to France after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with ES Troyes AC.[7] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Almería on 8 August 2025.[8]
On 8 August 2025, Mendes signed a three-year contract with Fortuna Sittard in the Netherlands.[9]
On 21 January 2026, Mendes moved to Servette in Switzerland for two-and-a-half years.[10]
