Tomás Mendes
Personal information
Full name Tomás Alage Mendes Mendes
Date of birth (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004
Place of birth Almería, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alavés B
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2015 La Mojonera
2015–2018 Almería
2018–2020 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Alavés B 31 (0)
2021– Alavés 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Spain U15 4 (0)
2019 Spain U16 1 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U18 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2022

Tomás Alage Mendes Mendes (born 21 November 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Alavés B.

Club career

Mendes was a youth product of La Mojonera and Almería, before joining the youth academy of Alavés in 2018.[1] He began his senior career with the reserves Alavés B in 2020. On 4 March 2021, Mendes signed a professional contract keeping him with Alavés at least until 2023.[2] He was a mainstay with Alavés B at the age of 17, and helped them win the 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF and earn promotion.[3] He made his first appearance with the senior Alavés team in a 3–0 Copa del Rey win over Unami on 30 November 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute.[4] He made his La Liga and professional debut with Alavés in a 4–0 loss to Celta Vigo on 7 May 2022, coming on in the 82nd minute.[5]

International career

Born in Spain, Mendes is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[6] He is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U15s and U16s. He represented the Spain U18 in a friendly tournament in Romania in the fall of 2021.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Las "perlas" del Alavés B de Seligrat que se están saliendo". 11 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "El Deportivo Alavés ata a una de la perlas de su cantera". 4 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 Rodriguez, Sergio Carrero (9 May 2022). "Tomás Mendes debuta en Liga con el Alavés".
  4. ↑ Marca, Redacción Radio (1 December 2021). "Tomás Mendes debuta con el Deportivo Alavés en la Copa del Rey".
  5. ↑ "El joven del filial Tomás Mendes completa la convocatoria del Alavés en Vigo". Alaves - El Correo. 7 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "TOMÁS MENDES PRÉ-CONVOCADO PARA SELEÇÃO SUB'18 DA ESPANHA". 18 August 2021.
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