Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)
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Mendes with Paris Saint-Germain in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sintra, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Despertar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Sporting CP | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Portugal | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:15, 9 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈmẽdɨʃ]; born 19 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.
He came through Sporting CP's youth academy, making his first-team debut in 2020 and winning a double of Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga the following season while being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year. In August 2021, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain on loan, joining the club permanently for €38 million in June 2022. In 2024–25, he was a prominent player as they attained a continental treble, including their first-ever UEFA Champions League title.
Mendes represented Portugal at various youth levels. He made his full debut in 2021, and was chosen in the squads for the 2022 World Cup and two European Championships (2020 and 2024). He won the UEFA Nations League in 2025, being named the best player of the finals.