Douglas Mendes
Personal information
Full name Douglas Mendes Moreira[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004[1]
Place of birth Tocantins, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Liefering
Number 14
Youth career
2019–2022 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Ponte Preta 9 (0)
2022–2023 Red Bull Bragantino 1 (0)
2023 → Liefering (loan) 3 (0)
2023– Liefering 7 (0)
International career‡
2023– Brazil U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Douglas Mendes Moreira (born 13 June 2004) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Austrian club FC Liefering.

Club career

Born in Tocantins, Minas Gerais, Douglas Mendes joined Ponte Preta's youth sides as an under-15.[2] He made his first team debut on 26 November 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gustavo Cipriano in a 3–2 Série B home win over Coritiba.[3]

Douglas Mendes became a starter for Ponte during the 2022 Série B, but moved to Série A side Red Bull Bragantino on 5 August 2022, signing a five-year contract.[4] He made his debut in the top tier on 9 November, starting in a 6–0 away loss against Fortaleza.[5]

On 14 February 2023, Douglas Mendes was loaned to FC Liefering until June.[6] On 1 July, Bragantino confirmed his transfer to Red Bull Salzburg; he remained assigned to Liefering.[7]

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2023[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ponte Preta 2021 Série B 1000———10
2022 800000——80
Total 900000——90
Red Bull Bragantino 2022 Série A 10————10
Liefering (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Second League 30————30
Career total 13000000000130

    Honours

    International

    Brazil U20

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
    2. ↑ "Zagueiro Douglas Mendes projeta estreia da Ponte Preta na Série B" [Stopper Douglas Mendes projects Ponte Preta's debut in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    3. ↑ "Principal promessa da Ponte Preta, DG estreia e fala sobre 'sonho realizado'" [Main prospect of Ponte Preta, DG debuts and talks about 'dream come true'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    4. ↑ "Red Bull Bragantino fecha contrato com zagueiro Douglas Mendes por cinco anos" [Red Bull Bragantino agree contract with stopper Douglas Mendes for five years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    5. ↑ "Fortaleza atropela o Red Bull Bragantino e esquenta briga por vaga na Libertadores" [Fortaleza thrash Red Bull Bragantino and fire up the fight for a spot in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
    6. ↑ "Campeão do Sul-Americano sub-20, Douglas Mendes é emprestado ao Liefering, da Áustria" [Champion of the South American U-20 Championship, Douglas Mendes is loaned to Liefering, from Austria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
    7. ↑ "Bragantino confirma venda do zagueiro Douglas Mendes ao Red Bull Salzburg, da Áustria" [Bragantino confirm transfer of stopper Douglas Mendes to Red Bull Salzburg, from Austria] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    8. ↑ Douglas Mendes at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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