Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1999)


Pedro Manuel Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting CP.

Club career

Born in Guimarães, Mendes started his youth career with local clubs Vitória S.C. and Moreirense F.C. before joining Sporting CP's academy at the age of 18. On 19 September 2019, after having scored seven goals in six games for the under-23 side to start the new season and before he had made his debut with the first team in the Primeira Liga due to registration problems, he appeared with the latter in a group stage match in the UEFA Europa League against PSV Eindhoven, and found the net immediately after having come as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow youth graduate Miguel Luís, albeit in a 3–2 away defeat; in the process, he became Sporting's first player to achieve the feat on his debut in European competition.
Mendes finally made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 11 January 2020, playing 14 minutes in the 3–1 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal.

International career

Mendes won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 11 October 2019, in a 2–4 away loss against the Netherlands in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers where he replaced A.C. Milan's Rafael Leão.