Junior Mendes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Junior Hillyard Andrew Mendes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1976[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nairn County | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | St. Mirren | 120 | (21) |
| 1998 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Dunfermline Athletic | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | St. Mirren | 17 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Mansfield Town | 57 | (12) |
| 2004–2006 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Notts County | 37 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Aldershot Town | 12 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Ilkeston Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ayr United | 21 | (0) |
| 2012– | Nairn County | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Montserrat | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 2 August 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Albert Junior Hillyard Andrew Mendes (born 15 September 1976, in Balham, London), more commonly known as Junior Mendes, is an English-born Montserratian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Highland League side Nairn County.
Mendes began his career with Premier League side Chelsea in 1995, but was released at the 95-96 season. He went on to play in the Football League for Carlisle United, Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town, Grimsby Town, Notts County, Lincoln City and Aldershot Town, in Scotland with St. Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic and Ayr United, and in English Non-league football with Stevenage Borough and Ilkeston Town. He has represented Montserrat six times, scoring 1 goal.
Club career
Born in Balham, London, In the past he has played for Chelsea, St. Mirren (twice), Carlisle United (loan), Dunfermline Athletic, Mansfield Town, Northampton Town (loan), Grimsby Town (loan), and Huddersfield Town.
Mendes had a spell at Grimsby Town, both upfront and out wide. He certainly had the requisite workrate demanded from then boss Russell Slade, but failed to find the net as the Mariners hunted desperately for points to guarantee automatic promotion. Then in the play-off final, star striker Michael Reddy was subbed off through injury, and Mendes and the his other team mates were unable to make themselves the Mariners hero.
Mendes was released by his parent club Huddersfield following their defeat to Barnsley in the 2006 League One play-off semi-final. He made a free transfer to Notts County on 29 June 2006. He left Notts on 28 August 2007. He signed for Conference National team Aldershot Town on 28 February 2008 for the remainder of the 2007–08 season, and signed a six month contract extension at the end of May.
He signed for Stevenage Borough in March 2009 on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season.[2] He had a trial with Conference team York City in October 2009,[3] before signing as stand in for one game on non-contract terms for Conference North club Ilkeston Town, to play against Cambridge United in the FA Cup First Round.[4] Mendes signed for Scottish Football League First Division club Ayr United in November 2009, until mid-January.[5] but later extended the deal
In July 2012, he played as a trialist for Highland League club Nairn County, and in August signed a one-year deal with the club.
International career
In 2004, Mendes played for Montserrat in two CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying games against Saint Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda; both games were lost, and he scored one goal.
Honours
- St. Mirren
- Scottish First Division Winner: 1999–2000
- Mansfield Town
- Football League Third Division Play-off runner up: 2003–04
- Aldershot Town
- Conference National winner: 2007–08
- Conference League Cup winner 2007–08
- Grimsby Town
- Football League Two Play-off runner up: 2005–06
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 424. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ↑ "Stevenage sign Aldershot's Mendes". BBC Sport. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ↑ Flett, Dave (27 October 2009). "Montserrat international Junior Mendes to play for York City reserves". The Press. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "Reds bring in Mendes". nonleaguedaily.com. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ↑ McConnell, Stuart (19 November 2009). "Magic Mendes". ayradvertiser.com. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
External links
- Junior Mendes career stats at Soccerbase
- Junior Mendes at National-Football-Teams.com