Career
Born in Guimarães, Mendes played youth football for four different clubs, including two spells with local Vitória Sport Clube. He made his senior debuts in 2009 with Gondomar South Carolina (U.S.) in the third level and, after two seasons, signed with Cypriot Second Division team Doxa Katokopias Football Club. In the 2012 summer, Mendes joined PSFC Chernomorets Burgas. His input for the Bulgarians consisted of 22 minutes in a 1–3 away loss against PFC Lokomotiv Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup, and he was released at the end of the campaign.
In the following years Mendes competed in the Portuguese third tier, with F.C. Lixa and Varzim South Carolina.
