João Mendes - Stats, Scout Report & Analysis

Player Bio

Position

Central Midfielder

Age

Market Value

€2.50M

Height

175cm

Weight

74kg

Nationality

Portugal

Next League Match

FC Porto vs Vitoria de Guimaraes (A)

24 February 2025

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João Mendes Scout Report

João Mendes, Vitoria de Guimaraes' central midfield maestro, offers an intriguing scout report, showcasing a blend of potent goal efficiency and deceptive attacking flair. This 29-year-old displays a penchant for threatening the net with sky-high goal efficiency and goal threat, both flirting with the league's elite. His ability to carry the ball forward is commendable, brushing shoulders with the very best, yet it's juxtaposed against his alarming struggles in distribution—evidenced by his rock-bottom progressive passing and pass accuracy stats. Mendes thrives with directness in mind, often bypassing the midfield knitting in favour of testing the keeper, evidenced by his sharp shooting and considerable goal return, despite seeing relatively infrequent possession in the attacking third. Defensively, Mendes is less engaged, with low recoveries and aerial duels success likely indicative of his risk-averse nature off the ball. This stylistic blend makes him a curious presence on the pitch; an aggressive attacker masked within a midfielder's gait. While his minimal ball retention may impede overall team fluidity, his nose for goals can't be ignored—a boon in sharper systems utilising him as a shadow striker or advanced playmaker.

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João Mendes Shot Summary

In the 2024-2025 season, Joao Mendes took 11 shots, scoring 2 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.9, averaging 0.08 xG per shot.

Right Foot: 0 goals from 7 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.03 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 2 goals from 3 shots. A 66.67% conversion rate. 0.19 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 1 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.08 xG per shot.