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Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes (born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Emmen in the Eredivisie. [1]

Rui Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes
Date of birth	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth	Gondar, Amarante, Portugal
Club information
Current team	FC Emmen
Number	7
Youth career
2016-18	Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018-21	Hoffenheim II	57	(10)
2021-	FC Emmen	44	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 4 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Early life

From Gondor, in Amarante, Portugal, Mendes moved at the age of seven to Dissen, Lower Saxony with his family. He was in the youth academy of Arminia Bielefeld but was not offered a professional contract. Instead he joined up with Hoffenheim aged 18 on a two year contract, he trained with the first team under Julian Nagelsmann but only played for their second team before ultimately leaving on a free transfer in 2021. During a trial game for FC Emmen Mendes scored twice against Heracles Almelo to earn a contract.[2]

Career

In the 2021-22 season, Mendes was instrumental in FC Emmen’s championship winning season in the Eerste Divisie. Mendes scored in 8 consecutive games, just one short of the all time FC Emmen record from the 2001-02 season, when Paul Weerman scored in nine consecutive matches.[3]

Honours

• Eerste Divisie

Winner: 2021–22

References

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