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 team | Partick Thistle (fitness coach) | ||
| 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) |
| 2012–2013 | Nairn County | ||
| 2014–2015 | Clydebank | ||
| National team | |||
| 2004–2012 | Montserrat | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Albert Junior Hillyard Andrew Mendes (born 15 September 1976), more commonly known as Junior Mendes, is an English-born Montserratian former professional footballer and sports scientist who played as a striker from 1995 to 2015. Mendes is currently the fitness coach of Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle.
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
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]
Mendes signed for Clydebank in November 2014.[6]
Personal life
Mendes works as a sports scientist[7] and has been employed as a fitness coach by Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle since 2015.[8]
References
- 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ↑ McConnell, Stuart (19 November 2009). "Magic Mendes". ayradvertiser.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ "Experienced Mendes can help squad". Clydebank Post. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ Keown, Gary (19 June 2014). "From Couva to Brazil: The World Cup story". Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Junior Mendes". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
External links
- Junior Mendes at Soccerbase
- Junior Mendes at National-Football-Teams.com