Thiago Mendes

Brazilian footballer

Thiago Mendes
Personal information
Mendes with Lille in 2018
Full name	Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro
Date of birth	(1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	São Luís, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Rayyan
Number	23
Youth career
	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Goiás	137	(9)
2015–2017	São Paulo	112	(8)
2017–2019	Lille	66	(3)
2019–2023	Lyon	114	(2)
2023–	Al-Rayyan	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023

Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro (born 15 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan.

Career

Lille

On 8 July 2017, Ligue 1 side Lille announced the signing of Mendes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was reported as "worth up to €9 million" after being signed by manager Marcelo Bielsa.^[2]

Lyon

On 3 July 2019, Mendes signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 July 2023^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goiás	2012	Série B	35	1	6	0	—		—		11	2	52	3
	2013	Série A	27	1	7	0	—		—		14	1	48	2
	2014	Série A	34	3	2	0	—		4	1	16	1	56	5
	Total		96	5	15	0	—		4	1	41	4	156	10
São Paulo	2015	Série A	35	1	5	1	—		3	0	11	0	54	2
	2016		32	2	2	0	—		14	1	14	1	62	4
	2017		5	0	5	0	—		1	1	15	4	26	5
	Total		72	3	12	1	—		18	2	40	5	142	11
Lille	2017–18	Ligue 1	31	3	2	1	2	0	—		—		35	4
	2018–19	Ligue 1	35	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		37	0
	Total		66	3	4	1	2	0	—		—		72	4
Lyon	2019–20	Ligue 1	22	0	3	0	4	0	8	0	—		37	0
	2020–21		32	0	3	0	—		—		—		35	0
	2021–22		29	1	0	0	—		8	0	—		37	1
	2022–23		31	1	3	0	—		—		—		34	1
	Total		114	2	9	0	4	0	16	0	—		143	2
Al-Rayyan	2023-24	QSL	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Al-Rayyan	Total		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			349	13	39	2	6	0	38	3	81	9	512	27

1.^ Includes Campeonato Goiano and Campeonato Paulista.

Honours

Goiás

Campeonato Goiano: 2012, 2013^{[citation needed]}
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012^{[citation needed]}

Lyon

Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20^[5]

References

^ "Thiago Mendes". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "Lille finalise deals for Mendes and Malcuit". FourFourTwo. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
^ "Thiago Mendes transféré de Lille à Lyon (officiel)". L'Équipe. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ "Thiago Mendes ogol Profile". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^ "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.