Douglas Mendes (footballer, born 2004)
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Full name | Douglas Mendes Moreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 June 2004||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tocantins, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Red Bull Bragantino (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
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– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | FC Liefering | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 22 February 2023 (UTC) |
Douglas Mendes Moreira (born 13 June 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Red Bull Bragantino, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.
Club career
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 March 2023[9]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | 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 | 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 | ||||
Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]Brazil U20
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Zagueiro Douglas Mendes projeta estreia da Ponte Preta na Série B" [Stopper Douglas Mendes projects Ponte Preta's debut in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Principal promessa da Ponte Preta, DG estreia e fala sobre 'sonho realizado'" [Main prospect of Ponte Preta, DG debuts and talks about 'dream come true'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Red Bull Bragantino fecha contrato com zagueiro Douglas Mendes por cinco anos" [Red Bull Bragantino agree contract with stopper Douglas Mendes for five years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Fortaleza atropela o Red Bull Bragantino e esquenta briga por vaga na Libertadores" [Fortaleza thrash Red Bull Bragantino and fire up the fight for a spot in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Campeão do Sul-Americano sub-20, Douglas Mendes é emprestado ao Liefering, da Áustria" [Champion of the South American U-20 Championship, Douglas Mendes is loaned to Liefering, from Austria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Bragantino confirma venda do zagueiro Douglas Mendes ao Red Bull Salzburg, da Áustria" [Bragantino confirm transfer of stopper Douglas Mendes to Red Bull Salzburg, from Austria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "BRAGA ACERTA O RETORNO DE DOUGLAS MENDES POR EMPRÉSTIMO ATÉ O FIM DE 2024" [BRAGA AGREES ON THE RETURN OF DOUGLAS MENDES ON LOAN UNTIL THE END OF 2024] (in Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Douglas Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Red Bull Bragantino players
- FC Liefering players
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen