.jpg) Mendes with Lyon in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goiás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Goiás | 137 | (9) |
| 2015–2017 | São Paulo | 112 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Lille | 66 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | Lyon | 114 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Al-Rayyan | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | Vasco da Gama | 23 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 | |||
Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro (born 15 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.
Career
Lille
On 8 July 2017, Ligue 1 side Lille announced the signing of Mendes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was reported as "worth up to €9 million" after being signed by manager Marcelo Bielsa.[2]
Lyon
Vasco da Gama
On 3 July 2025, Mendes signed for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama until December 2027.[4] He quickly established himself as a starter and helped organize Vasco's defensive midfield, helping them reach the 2025 Copa do Brasil finals.[5] On 15 March 2026, Mendes captained Vasco da Gama and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Palmeiras.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2012 | Série B | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 52 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | Série A | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 48 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 56 | 5 | |||
| Total | 96 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 156 | 10 | |||
| São Paulo | 2015 | Série A | 35 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 62 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 72 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 142 | 11 | |||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 4 | ||||
| Lyon | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 114 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 143 | 2 | |||
| Al-Rayyan | 2023-24 | QSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 349 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 81 | 9 | 512 | 27 | ||
- 1.^Includes Campeonato Goiano and Campeonato Paulista.
Honours
Goiás
- Campeonato Goiano: 2012, 2013
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012
São Paulo
- Florida Cup: 2017
Lyon
- Emirates Cup: 2019
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20[7]
References
- "Thiago Mendes". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Lille finalise deals for Mendes and Malcuit". FourFourTwo. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- "Thiago Mendes transféré de Lille à Lyon (officiel)". L'Équipe. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Vasco anuncia contratação de Thiago Mendes". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- "Thiago Mendes se firma como peça-chave de Diniz no Vasco". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- "Capitão e gol: Thiago Mendes vive consolidação de novo status no Vasco | Ge". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
- Thiago Mendes at Soccerway
- Thiago Mendes – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)