Salifo Caropitche Mendes (born 19 June 2001), sometimes known as just Salifo, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CD Mirandés B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salifo Caropitche Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mirandés B | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estefut | |||
| Lanzarote | |||
| Estefut | |||
| Altavista | |||
| Orientación Marítima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Tahíche | ||
| 2021–2022 | Mensajero | 22 | (2) |
| 2022– | Mirandés B | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Mirandés | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2022 | |||
Born in the small village of Bafatá, Salifo moved abroad as a baby, staying in Dakar for a week before boarding on a plane towards the Canary Islands; they went on to live in Arrecife.[1]
After beginning his career at CD Estefut, Salifo played for UD Lanzarote and Altavista CF before finishing his formation with CD Orientación Marítima.[1] In 2020, he moved to Regional Preferente side CD Tahíche, and scored on a regular basis during the campaign.
On 23 July 2021, Salifo joined Segunda División RFEF side CD Mensajero.[2] Roughly one year later, he signed a two-year contract with CD Mirandés, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[3]
Salifo made his professional debut with the Jabatos on 13 August 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Raúl García in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[4]