Joe Mendes
Swedish footballer (born 2002)
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Josafat Wooding "Joe" Mendes (born 31 December 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Samsunspor.[1]
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Mendes with Samsunspor in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josafat Wooding Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Väsby United | ||
| 2014–2020 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Hammarby TFF | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | AIK | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Braga | 25 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Basel (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2025– | Samsunspor | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sweden U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:47, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Club career
Hammarby IF
In 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division.[7] During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, while also providing six assists.[8]
On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal.[9] He made his competitive debut only days later, on 22 July, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[10][11]
Return to AIK
On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Mendes returned to his former club AIK, in an undisclosed deal between the two rival clubs. He signed a four-year contract with the Allsvenskan club, effective in January 2022.[12][13]
Braga
On 28 January 2023, Portuguese side Braga announced the signing of Mendes on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[14]
Loan to Basel
On 2 September 2024, Mendes joined Swiss club Basel on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[15][16]
Samsunspor
On 10 July 2025, Mendes signed a five-year contract with Süper Lig club Samsunspor for a fee of €1.2 million, which could rise to €1.5 million with add-ons.[17][18]
International career
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In 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic.[1] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023 in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.[19]
Personal life
Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese and Angolan descent.[20] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 August 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby Talang FF | 2021 | Ettan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Braga | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 101 | 7 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |