Gustavo Mendonça
.jpg) Mendonça in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Pinto Mendonça | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Amares, Portugual[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Amares | ||
| 2011–2015 | CB Póvoa Lanhoso | ||
| 2015–2022 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Canelas 2010 | 26 | (1) |
| 2023– | AVS | 42 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gustavo Pinto Mendonça (born 11 March 2003) is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club AVS.
Career
[edit]Mendonça is a product of the youth academies of Amares and CB Póvoa Lanhoso, before joining Benfica's youth teams in 2015. On 7 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica.[2] On 17 July 2022, he transferred to Canelas 2010 in the Liga 3.[1] On 5 August 2023, he transferred to the Liga Portugal 2 side AVS on a contract until 2026, and in his debut season helped them get promoted to the Primeira Liga.[3] On 3 July 2025, he extended his contract with AVS until 2028.[4]
International career
[edit]Mendonça is a youth internatianal for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s in friendly tournaments.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carvalho, Anabela. "GUSTAVO EX SUB-19 DO BENFICA REFORÇA CANELAS". O Gaiense.
- ^ "Benfica: médio de 16 anos assina contrato profissional". CNN Portugal.
- ^ "Gustavo Mendonça é reforço da AVS Futebol SAD". 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Gustavo Mendonça prolonga ligação com o Aves SAD". O Jogo. 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Gustavo Mendonça: «A aposta no jovem português é cada vez maior»". www.record.pt.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Amares
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- CF Canelas 2010 players
- AVS Futebol SAD players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Categoría Primera B players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players