In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is da Graça.
Ryan Mendes
Mendes playing for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça
Date of birth
(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth
Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)
Winger
Team information
Current team
Fatih Karagümrük
Number
20
Youth career
Batuque FC
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2008–2012
Le Havre
84
(20)
2010
Le Havre II
1
(0)
2012–2017
Lille
54
(7)
2014–2016
Lille II
2
(1)
2015–2016
→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
35
(2)
2017–2018
Kayserispor
39
(5)
2018–2020
Sharjah
44
(20)
2020–2023
Al Nasr
68
(15)
2023–
Fatih Karagümrük
16
(2)
International career‡
2006
Cape Verde U16
9
(2)
2007
Cape Verde U21
8
(1)
2010–
Cape Verde
76
(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 7 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük and the Cape Verde national team.
He spent most of his club career in France with Le Havre and Lille, and in the UAE Pro League with Sharjah and Al-Nasr. He also had brief spells in England's Championship with Nottingham Forest, and the Turkish Süper Lig with Kayserispor and Fatih Karagümrük.
Mendes made his senior international debut for Cape Verde in 2010, earning over 70 caps. He represented the nation at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023.
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