Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mónica Soraia Amaral Mendes[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender (Central Back) | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Servette FC Chênois | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Beira-Mar de Almada | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | University of Texas at Brownsville | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | S.U. 1º Dezembro | ||
2011–2012 | D.C. United (Reserves) | ||
2013–2015 | Washington Spirit (Reserves) | ||
2015 | Apollon Limassol | ||
2015 | Vålerenga Fotball Damer | (0) | |
2016–2017 | FC Neunkirch | (2) | |
2017–2018 | Brescia | 19 | (2) |
2018–2020 | A.C. Milan | 21 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Sporting CP | 6 | (1) |
2021– | Servette | 27 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2012 | Portugal U19 | 28 | (4) |
2012– | Portugal | 58 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 |
Mónica Soraia Amaral Mendes (born 16 June 1993) is a Portuguese football defender currently playing for Servette in the Swiss Super League.
Club career
[edit]Mendes has played in her native Portugal for S.U. 1º Dezembro before moving to the United States, where she played in college for the University of Texas at Brownsville and in the USL W-League for the reserve teams of D.C. United / Washington Spirit.[2]
In August 2015, she played the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round for Cyprus club Apollon Limassol.[3] During the same month, shortly after the end of Apollon's Champions League campaign, Mendes was playing for Vålerenga Fotball in the Norwegian Toppserien.[4]
In February 2016, she signed with FC Neunkirch of the Swiss Nationalliga A.[5]
International career
[edit]Mendes has played for both Portugal women's national football team (senior) and the under-19 team.[6]
Honours
[edit]1º Dezembro
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
References
[edit]- ^ Mónica Mendes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Player profile". Washington Spirit. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Player profile". UEFA. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Monica Soraia Amaral Mendes - Toppserien stats". NFF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Player profile". FC Neunkirch (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Player national team profile". UEFA. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Mónica Mendes at Soccerway