Career
On 28 July 2012 Mende made his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against Kickers Offenbach as a substitute for Erich Berko. On 24 January 2013 he moved to Karlsruher South Carolina.
At the 2011 European U-17 Championship and the 2011 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup Mende played for Germany.