Mónica Mendes

Mónica Mendes

Mendes with Servette in the Swiss Cup final in 2023.
Personal information
Full name	Mónica Soraia Amaral Mendes[1]
Date of birth	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)
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)
2021–2024	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 retired Portuguese football defender who last played for Servette in the Swiss Super League until the end of the 2023/2024 season.^[2] She is currently coaching the FC Sion Under 18 women's team.^[3]

Club career

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.^[4]

In August 2015, she played the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round for Cyprus club Apollon Limassol.^[5] During the same month, shortly after the end of Apollon's Champions League campaign, Mendes was playing for Vålerenga Fotball in the Norwegian Toppserien.^[6]

In February 2016, she signed with FC Neunkirch of the Swiss Nationalliga A.^[7]

International career

Mendes has played for both Portugal women's national football team (senior) and the under-19 team.^[8]

Honours

1º Dezembro

• Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

References

1. Mónica Mendes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. "Merci pour tout Mónica". Servette FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
3. "Monica Mendes, ex-internationale portugaise, entraîne désormais en Valais". Rhône FM. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
4. "Player profile". Washington Spirit. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
5. "Player profile". UEFA. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
6. "Monica Soraia Amaral Mendes - Toppserien stats". NFF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
7. "Player profile". FC Neunkirch (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
8. "Player national team profile". UEFA. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

External links

• Mónica Mendes at Soccerway