Ryan Mendes: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Ryan Mendes: profile

Ryan Mendes (born 8 January 1990 in Mindelo, Cape Verde) is a former Cape Verdean footballer who played as a wing half.

Mendes made the step into senior football with Le Havre AC in 2008. He played for 3 clubs in 2 countries since 2008. The busiest spell of his career was at Le Havre AC (2008–2012): 84 appearances and 19 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 131 appearances and 26 goals.

At international level, Mendes represented Cape Verde (2010–present). Our match database lists 4 of his international goals; the first came against Liberia on 10 October 2021 (World Cup Qualification).

Mindelo has produced 14 footballers in our database, including Vozinha, Carlos Ponck and Vagner Gonçalves.

Eligibility explained: Why does Ryan Mendes play for Cape Verde?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2010 (aged about 20)
First international goal: 2021 – aged 31 (match)
Countries played in: 2: France and United Kingdom
Club goals per game: 0.20 (26 in 131)
Height: 178 cm — taller than 28% of Cape Verdean internationals on record
Latest move: Nottingham Forest F.C. (2015)
Shares a birthday with: John Utaka, Michael Mancienne and Cheick Doucouré (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2008–2012	Le Havre AC	Ligue 1	84	19
2012–2015	Lille OSC	Ligue 1	47	7
2015–	Nottingham Forest F.C.	Premier League	–	–
	Total		131	26

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2010–	Cape Verde	Senior	–	–

International goals (4)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	10 Oct 2021	Cape Verde 1–0 Liberia	90	World Cup Qualification
2	21 Nov 2023	Eswatini 0–2 Cape Verde	17	World Cup Qualification
3	19 Jan 2024	Cape Verde 3–0 Mozambique	51	Africa Cup of Nations
4	29 Jan 2024	Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania	88 (pen)	Africa Cup of Nations