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Mónica Mendes

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Mónica Mendes
Mendes with Servette in the Swiss Cup final in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Mónica Soraia Amaral Mendes[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender (Central 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023

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]

Club career

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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

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Mendes has played for both Portugal women's national football team (senior) and the under-19 team.[8]

Honours

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1º Dezembro

References

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  1. ^ Mónica Mendes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Merci pour tout Mónica". Servette FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Monica Mendes, ex-internationale portugaise, entraîne désormais en Valais". Rhône FM. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Player profile". Washington Spirit. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Player profile". UEFA. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Monica Soraia Amaral Mendes - Toppserien stats". NFF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Player profile". FC Neunkirch (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Player national team profile". UEFA. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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