Josafat Mendes

Mendes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Samsunspor · 17th	8	1	1	6.56	45	14
2025/26	Samsunspor · 7th	27	0	1	6.59	45	14
2024/25	FC Basel 1893Loan	29	1	1	6.99	—	—
2024/25	SC Braga · 4th	4	0	0	6.53	55	4
2023/24	SC Braga · 4th	17	0	2	6.75	62	9
2022/23	SC Braga · 3rd	4	1	0	6.8	59	5
2022/23	AIK Stockholm · 5th	22	1	1	6.91	37	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season in the full career.

Sweden · international

Side	Apps	G
Sweden	1	0
Sweden U21	16	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Mendes is a 23-year-old full-back at Samsunspor, rated 44.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 24th of 125 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (40.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendes.

Judged on this season alone, Mendes graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 25 of the 25 full-backs in the Süper Lig, on 4 clean sheets and 2.239 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 8% of the 25 full-backs in the Süper Lig. At 23 Mendes is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potentialTop 8% full-backs · Süper Lig Current season21st of 25 full-backs · Süper Lig 21st-best full-back in the Süper Lig 24th in the Süper Lig · potential 2nd-highest potential full-back in the Süper Lig

44.9

Ratingi

2nd of 25 full-backs

14.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.24

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.9, Mendes carries the 2nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Süper Lig (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.072

Goal contribution / 900.072

Defensive actions / 902.239

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.361

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 23, Mendes sits on 10.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mendes's projected Rating — 44.9 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 full-backs in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions12

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

SamsunsporJul 2025 – now

SC Braga(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

FC Basel 1893(on loan)Sept 2024 – Jul 2025

SC BragaJan 2023 – Sept 2024€ 1.5M

AIK StockholmJan 2022 – Jan 2023

Hammarby FFuntil Jan 2022

About J. Mendes

Josafat Wooding Mendes is a 23-year-old full-back who plays for Samsunspor, born on December 31, 2002, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Sweden. Samsunspor currently sit 17th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, J. Mendes has made 8 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 708 minutes, averaging a 6.61 match rating over his last 8 rated games.

When J. Mendes plays, Samsunspor's record this season is 1W-1D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.4 at home against 6.82 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Kasımpaşa (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
October 10, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Trabzonspor (79 minutes, 6 rating)
September 20, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Erzurumspor FK (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 12, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Çorum FK (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 6, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Kocaelispor (90 minutes, 7.27 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Fenerbahçe (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 22, 2026: 2-0 win away at Rizespor (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
August 17, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Göztepe (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)

J. Mendes's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Samsunspor face Başakşehir away in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Mendes at 44.9 with a Season form score of 14.3, ranking 24th of 125 full-backs in the Süper Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super League and the Schweizer Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, J. Mendes has totalled 142 club appearances with 8 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 29 appearances for FC Basel 1893.

J. Mendes's career has also included time at SC Braga, FC Basel 1893, AIK Stockholm and Hammarby FF.

On the international stage, J. Mendes has represented Sweden and Sweden U21 — 17 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Samsunspor finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Watch points