Thiago Mendes
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vasco DA Gama.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1435 | 7.22 |
 Carioca - 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 7.17 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 7.4 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 7.1 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Serie A standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Serie A: on the pitch for 89% of Vasco DA Gama's available minutes this season, up from 9% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
Thiago Mendes is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Vasco DA Gama, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 45, top 12% of Serie A central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.6, ranking 255th of 311 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (88.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.99 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 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 65 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 1.99 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 45). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 53rd of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 34 Mendes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Mendes is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Vasco DA Gama finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
1.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.99 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.6, Mendes carries the 53rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 65, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Vasco DA Gama finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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