Nuno Mendes
Portugal · DF
2026 World Cup squad profile
Recovering — Dead leg
- Team
- Portugal
- Position
- DF
- Squad role
- Bench
- Position rank
- #7
- Intl caps
- 43
- Intl goals
- 1
- Intl assists
- 8
- Composite rating
- 0.49(model rating, 0–1)
- P(scores ≥1)
- 0.4%
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 | G | A | xG | Sh | KP | PrgP | PrgC | Tkl | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro 2024 | 4 | 435 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 67 | 2 | 8 |
| World Cup 2022 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| All tournaments | 5 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Full definitions in the glossary.
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.