João Mendes

Mendes's current-season form is up 14% on last season (Season 37→42), while his Rating held around 55. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Guimaraes	1	0	0	7.2	—	—
2026/27	Vitória SC · 12th	3	0	0	6.9	55	42
2025/26	Vitória SC · 9th	28	0	1	6.62	56	37
2025/26	Guimaraes	29	1	1	6.64	—	—
2024/25	Guimaraes · 6th	32	0	0	6.89	66	51
2023/24	Guimaraes	12	0	1	6.96	—	—
2023/24	FC Porto · 5th	5	0	1	6.96	56	9
2021/22	FC Porto · 1st	1	0	0	6.2	53	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

João Mendes is a 26-year-old central defender at Vitória SC, rated 56.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (77.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendes.

On the season, Mendes graded 37 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.28 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 37 → 42). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 26 Mendes is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/25

56.1

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

37.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

77.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.28

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vitória SC finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 77.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 56.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %77.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.038

Goal contribution / 900.038

Defensive actions / 903.28

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.267

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 26, Mendes sits on 23.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mendes's projected Rating — 56.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles55

Interceptions26

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

GGuimaraesJul 2024 – nowFree

FC Portountil Jul 2024

FC Porto BJul 2021 – Jul 2024

GGuimaraes Buntil Jul 2021

About João Mendes

João Miguel Teixeira Mendes is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Guimaraes, born on April 13, 2000 in Marco de Canaveses, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Portugal.

This season

In the current season, João Mendes has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.73 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 31, 2026: 0-1 loss away at SC Braga (98 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Nacional (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 14, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Sporting CP (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Arouca (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates João Mendes at 56.1 with a Season form score of 37.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Taça de Portugal and the Taça da Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, João Mendes has totalled 231 club appearances with 6 goals and 4 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 33 appearances for FC Porto B.

João Mendes's career has also included time at FC Porto, FC Porto B and GGuimaraes B.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.