Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1993)


Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District of Angolan descent, Mendes spent the vast majority of his career in the Portuguese lower leagues. He joined Primeira Liga club Vitória F.C. as a 16-year-old, making his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 6 November 2011 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente FC, being subsequently praised by manager Bruno Ribeiro.
Mendes also had a brief spell in the Angolan Girabola, with C.R.D. Libolo.

Romania

On 16 June 2017, Mendes left C.D. Pinhalnovense and joined CSM Politehnica Iași from the Romanian Liga I. He made his debut in the first league game of the season, against CS Universitatea Craiova.
Returned to the country after a very brief spell in Latvia with FK Ventspils, on 7 July 2019 Mendes signed a two-year contract with Liga II side FC Universitatea Cluj. Two months later, however, he left by mutual consent.

Hong Kong

On 29 June 2020, it was reported that Mendes would join Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.