Manuel Mendonça
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Ascenção Bebiano Mendonça | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Faro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP B | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | ADGG | ||
| 2014–2017 | Louletano | ||
| 2017–2025 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sporting CP B | 63 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Portugal U20 | 14 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 10 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:31, 10 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Manuel Ascenção Bebiano Mendonça (born 24 March 2005) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sporting CP B and the Portugal under-20 national team.
Born in Faro on the Algarve, Mendonça began playing for Geração de Génios in his hometown before joining nearby Louletano, and in 2017 he joined Sporting CP's youth team.[1] At the end of 2021 he signed a professional contract, having seven goals in 15 games for the under-17 team that he captained,[2] and with whom he ended the season as national champion.[3] Having been made captain of the under-19 team while also taking part with the under-23 team,[3] he extended his contract in 2023.[1]
In January 2025, as captain of Sporting CP B in the Liga 3 and training with the first team, Mendonça received offers from clubs in Spain and Germany.[4] In July, having finished the season with 33 games, six goals and five assists as his team won promotion, he extended his contract to 2028.[5][6]
On 1 November 2025, Mendonça scored his first Liga Portugal 2 goal in the 10th game of the season, an equaliser in a 3–2 home win over Feirense.[7]