Lucas Mendes (footballer, born 1990)

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Lucas Mendes
Mendes with Marseille in 2013
Personal information
Full name Lucas Michel Mendes
Date of birth (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wakrah
Number 2
Youth career
2006–2008 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Coritiba 139 (2)
2012–2014 Marseille 48 (2)
2014–2017 El Jaish 63 (5)
2017–2019 Al-Duhail 29 (0)
2019–2020 Al-Gharafa 7 (1)
2020– Al-Wakrah 88 (2)
International career‡
2023– Qatar 21 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Club career

On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish.[2]

International career

On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having lived in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

He scored his first goal in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in the 102nd minute of the match against the national team of Uzbekistan, ending Uzbekistan's unbeaten streak of 20 games.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 March 2024
Club Division Season League National Cup National League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coritiba Série A 2008 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2009 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Série B 2010 29 0 0 0 — — 0 0 30 0
Série A 2011 24 0 11 0 — — 11[a] 0 46 0
2012 13 2 9 0 — 2[b] 0 20[c] 0 44 2
Total 67 2 20 0 0 0 2 0 31 0 120 2
Marseille Ligue 1 2012–13 25 0 3 0 0 0 5[d] 1 0 0 33 1
2013–14 22 2 0 0 2 0 4[e] 0 0 0 28 2
2014–15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 48 2 3 0 2 0 9 1 0 0 62 3
El Jaish QSL 2014–15 24 1 1 1 0 0 2[f] 0 0 0 27 2
2015–16 19 1 1 0 0 0 8[g] 0 0 0 28 1
2016–17 20 3 1 0 0 0 4[h] 0 0 0 28 3
Total 63 5 3 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 80 6
Al-Duhail QSL 2017–18 17 0 4 0 3 0 7[i] 0 1[j] 0 32 0
2018–19 12 0 0 0 4 0 2[k] 0 1[l] 0 19 0
Total 39 0 4 0 7 0 9 0 2 0 61 0
Al-Gharafa QSL 2018–19 7 1 0 0 0 0 1[m] 0 0 0 8 1
Al-Wakrah 2019–20 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2020–21 22 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2021–22 7 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2022–23 22 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
2023–24 17 0 0 0 1 0 1[n] 0 0 0 19 0
Total 88 2 10 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 112 2
Career Total 270 9 40 1 22 0 36 1 33 0 401 11
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
  4. UEFA Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. AFC Champions League
  7. AFC Champions League
  8. AFC Champions League
  9. AFC Champions League
  10. ^ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
  11. AFC Champions League
  12. ^ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
  13. AFC Champions League
  14. AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Qatar 2023 1 0
2025 14 1
Total 15 1
List of international goals scored by Lucas Mendes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2024 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Uzbekistan 3–2 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 25 March 2025 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 1–1 1–3

Honours

Coritiba

Al-Duhail

Qatar

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Mendes". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Lucas Mendes (Marseille) s'engage avec El Jaish, la défense de l'OM déplumée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ Janeiro, Por Mariana Kneipp Rio de (30 December 2010). "RETROSPECTIVA 2010: Coritiba vai do inferno ao céu para voltar à Série A". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Team of the Tournament". Instagram.com. AFC Asian Cup. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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