Brazilian footballer
Thiago Mendes
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 Current team
Al-Rayyan Number
23
Goiás 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
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
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
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
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
Honours
Goiás
Lyon
References
External links