Ryan Mendes
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is da Graça.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Batuque FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2012 | Le Havre | 84 | (19) |
| 2012– | Lille | 40 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Cape Verde U-16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2007 | Cape Verde U-21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010– | Cape Verde | 19 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990 in Mindelo, São Vicente) is a Cape Verdean football winger who plays for Lille in the Ligue 1.[2]
Career
Mendes began his career with Batuque FC and in 2008 was sold to Le Havre AC,[3] with whom he played his first game in Ligue 1 on 13 May 2009 against AS Saint-Étienne.[4]
International career
He is also member of the Cape Verde U-21 national team[5] and played formerly with the U-16 on an International Tournament for Under-16 years old players in Gonfreville-L'Orcher.
International goals
- Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2011 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia |  Zimbabwe | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier |
| 2. | 29 February 2012 | Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo |  Madagascar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier |
| 3. | 16 June 2012 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia | Madagascar | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier |
| 4. | 3–0 |
References
- ↑ La fiche de Ryan Mendes Da Graca. Football – L'Equipe.fr
- ↑ Le Havre Profile
- ↑ Mendes, le but de sa vie
- ↑ "Ryan Mendes Da Graca" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ↑ Criolosports.com: Ryan Mendes estreia-se no Le Havre
- ↑ Profile at Footballdatabase
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