Josafat Wooding Mendes (born 31 December 2002), commonly known as Joe Mendes, is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for AIK in Allsvenskan.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josafat Wooding Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | AFC United | ||
| 2014–2020 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hammarby TFF | 26 | (4) |
| 2022– | AIK | 12 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2022 | |||
Born and raised in Stockholm, Mendes started to play football as a youngster for local club AFC United, before moving to AIK at age 12.[2][3] In 2020, he appeared in several friendlies for the club's first team, but did not feature in any competitive games.[4][5][6]
In 2021, Mendes joined Hammarby Talang FF in Ettan, Sweden's third division.[7] During the first half of the season, he scored once in 12 league appearances, whilst also providing six assists.[8]
On 19 July 2021, Mendes was promoted to their parent club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the domestic first tier, signing a two-year deal.[9] He made his competitive debut only days later, on 22 July, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win against Maribor in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[10][11]
On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Mendes returned to his former club AIK, in an undisclosed deal between the two rival clubs. He signed a four year-contract with the Allsvenskan club, effective in January 2022.[12][13]
In 2018, Mendes won two caps for the Swedish U17 national team, playing in two friendlies against Belgium and Czech Republic.[1]
Born in Sweden, Mendes is of DR Congolese descent.[14] He is the cousin of the Swedish footballer Jardell Kanga.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby Talang FF | 2021 | Ettan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |
| Hammarby IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
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