Manuel Mendonça
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Ascenção Bebiano Mendonça | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Faro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP B | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | ADGG | ||
| 2014–2017 | Louletano | ||
| 2017–2025 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sporting CP B | 63 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Portugal U20 | 14 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 10 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:31, 10 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Manuel Ascenção Bebiano Mendonça (born 24 March 2005) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sporting CP B and the Portugal under-20 national team.
Club career
Born in Faro on the Algarve, Mendonça began playing for Geração de Génios in his hometown before joining nearby Louletano, and in 2017 he joined Sporting CP's youth team.[1] At the end of 2021 he signed a professional contract, having seven goals in 15 games for the under-17 team that he captained,[2] and with whom he ended the season as national champion.[3] Having been made captain of the under-19 team while also taking part with the under-23 team,[3] he extended his contract in 2023.[1]
In January 2025, as captain of Sporting CP B in the Liga 3 and training with the first team, Mendonça received offers from clubs in Spain and Germany.[4] In July, having finished the season with 33 games, six goals and five assists as his team won promotion, he extended his contract to 2028.[5][6]
On 1 November 2025, Mendonça scored his first Liga Portugal 2 goal in the 10th game of the season, an equaliser in a 3–2 home win over Feirense.[7]
International career
Mendonça was chosen for the Portugal under-17 team at the 2022 UEFA European Championship in Israel. On 29 May, after a 2–2 draw with France in the semi-finals, his miss lost the penalty shootout.[8]
On 11 June 2023, Mendonça scored for the under-18 team in a 5–0 win over Norway in the Torneio Internacional Cidade de Lisboa in the Portuguese capital.[9] With the under-19 team, he scored in a 4–1 home win over Serbia in 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, though his team did not make the final tournament in Northern Ireland.[10]
References
- ^ a b "OFICIAL: Manuel Mendonça renova contrato com o Sporting" [OFFICIAL: Manuel Mendonça renews contract with Sporting] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Manuel Mendonça assinou contrato profissional pelo Sporting" [Manuel Mendonça signed a professional contract with Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Manuel Mendonça renova contrato e assume: «Quero ser uma referência do Sporting»" [Manuel Mendonça renews contract and states: "I want to be a regular at Sporting"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Granada, Ricardo (30 January 2025). "Espanha e Alemanha chamam por Manuel Mendonça" [Spain and Germany come calling for Manuel Mendonça]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Sporting renova contrato com Manuel Mendonça" [OFFICIAL: Sporting extend contract with Manuel Mendonça] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Trio do Sporting B aponta à nova temporada na 2ª Liga: «Vai ser muito positivo para todos nós»" [Sporting B trio point to the new season in the 2nd League: "It will be very positive for all of us"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Sporting B derrota Feirense e soma terceira vitória consecutiva na II Liga" [Sporting defeat Feirense and add third consecutive victory in the II League]. Diário de Aveiro (in Portuguese). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Manuel Mendonça desolado com o penálti falhado frente à França: «Vou reagir e aprender com isto»" [Manuel Mendonça distraught by missed penalty against France: "I will react and learn from this"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ Antunes Pereira, André (12 June 2023). "Seleção Nacional de sub-18 aplica 'chapa 5' à Noruega" [National under-18 team give Norway '5 of the best']. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Portugal goleia Sérvia e fica a um empate do apuramento para Euro2024 de sub-19" [Portugal thrash Serbia and end up one draw away from qualification for the U19 Euro 2024] (in Portuguese). RTP. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2025.