João Mendes

Following his move to Kayserispor, Mendes's current-season form is down 17% on last season (Season 23→19), while his Rating eased 41→21. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Kayserispor · 17th	26	0	4	6.84	21	19
2024/25	Guimaraes · 6th	32	4	2	6.89	41	23
2023/24	Guimaraes · 5th	26	7	3	7.02	45	32
2022/23	Chaves · 7th	30	2	1	6.72	51	29
2021/22	Chaves · 3rd	24	3	3	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

João Mendes is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Kayserispor, rated 21.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (49.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.44 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 19 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 4 assists and 1.435 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 31 Mendes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs

21.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.44

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Kayserispor finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

1.44

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.44 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %49.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.239

Goal contribution / 900.239

Defensive actions / 901.435

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.299

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Mendes sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mendes's projected Rating — 21.3 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 central midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

KayserisporAug 2025 – nowFree Transfer

GGuimaraesJul 2023 – Aug 2025Free

ChavesJul 2021 – Jul 2023Free

Estoril(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

TondelaJul 2019 – Jan 2021

Tondela(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Oliveirenseuntil Jul 2018

About João Mendes

João Sabino Mendes Neto Saraiva is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Kayserispor, born on October 21, 1994 in Matosinhos, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Kayserispor currently sit 1st of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, João Mendes has made 26 appearances with 0 goals and 4 assists across 1,505 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

João Mendes's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Kayserispor face Bursaspor at home in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates João Mendes at 21.3 with a Season form score of 18.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Segunda Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, João Mendes has totalled 294 club appearances with 36 goals and 14 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for Guimaraes.

João Mendes's career has also included time at GGuimaraes, Chaves, Estoril, Tondela and Oliveirense.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kayserispor finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points