Nuno Mendes

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Portugal
Position: DF
Squad role: Bench
Position rank: #5
Intl caps: 43
Intl goals: 1
Intl assists: 8
: 0.49(model rating, 0–1)
: 3.0%

See Nuno Mendes on the full Portugal scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2024/25 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.53 vs 4.47).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Euro 2024	4	435	0.2	3	3	99	67	2	8
World Cup 2022	1	41	0.0	0	1	7	10	0	1
All tournaments	5	476	0.2	3	4	106	77	2	9

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.38

Interceptions / 90

1.70

Ball recoveries / 90

3.40

Blocks / 90

2.46

Clearances / 90

1.89

Pressures / 90

9.64

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

20.04

Key passes / 90

0.76

Prog. carries / 90

14.56

Pass completion %

88.7%

Possession

Carries / 90

65.42

Dribbles / 90

1.70

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Nuno Mendes has 43 caps and 1 international goal for Portugal, a DF in the projected squad. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Portugal →Portugal squad & model →