Papu Mendes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Diocabre and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

Papu Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Papu Diocabre Mendes
Date of birth	(2000-10-01) 1 October 2000
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea Bissau
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Unia Turza Śląska
Number	10
Youth career
2016–2017	Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Strasbourg II	34	(1)
2021–2022	Servette II	9	(2)
2021–2022	Servette	3	(0)
2023	Zemplín Michalovce	3	(0)
2024–	Unia Turza Śląska	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Papu Diocabre Mendes (born 1 October 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Unia Turza Śląska.

Career

A youth product of Strasbourg, Mendes began his career with their reserves in the Championnat National 3. He transferred to Servette in Switzerland on 22 June 2021. He made his professional debut with Servette in a 3–0 UEFA Europa Conference League loss to Molde on 22 July 2021.

International career

Born in Guinea Bissau, Mendes holds a Portuguese passport and was called up to train with the Portugal U19s in 2019.

External links

• Papu Mendes at Soccerway
• SFL Profile
• Papu Mendes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)