Mónica Mendes
Portuguese footballer (born 1993)
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Mónica Soraia Amaral Mendes (born 16 June 1993) is a retired Portuguese football defender who last played for Servette in the Swiss Super League until the end of the 2023/2024 season.[2] She is currently coaching the FC Sion Under 18 women's team.[3]
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Mendes with Servette in the Swiss Cup final in 2023. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mónica Soraia Amaral Mendes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Servette FC Chênois | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beira-Mar de Almada | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | University of Texas at Brownsville | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | S.U. 1º Dezembro | ||
| 2011–2012 | D.C. United (Reserves) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Washington Spirit (Reserves) | ||
| 2015 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2015 | Vålerenga Fotball Damer | (0) | |
| 2016–2017 | FC Neunkirch | (2) | |
| 2017–2018 | Brescia | 19 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | A.C. Milan | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting CP | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Servette | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2012 | Portugal U19 | 28 | (4) |
| 2012– | Portugal | 58 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 Feb 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 Feb 2023 | |||
Club career
Mendes has played in her native Portugal for S.U. 1º Dezembro before moving to the United States, where she played in college for the University of Texas at Brownsville and in the USL W-League for the reserve teams of D.C. United / Washington Spirit.[4]
In August 2015, she played the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round for Cyprus club Apollon Limassol.[5] During the same month, shortly after the end of Apollon's Champions League campaign, Mendes was playing for Vålerenga Fotball in the Norwegian Toppserien.[6]
In February 2016, she signed with FC Neunkirch of the Swiss Nationalliga A.[7]
International career
Mendes has played for both Portugal women's national football team (senior) and the under-19 team.[8]
Honours
1º Dezembro
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
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