Full name Paulo Ferreira-Mendes 2009 Foothill College Current team Atlanta Silverbacks Number 23 Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Goiania, Brazil Name Paulo Ferreira-Mendes Position Forward, Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1990-05-13) May 13, 1990 (age 25) | ||
João Paulo Ferreira Mendes - Highlights - Goalkeeper
Paulo Ferreira-Mendes (born May 13, 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Puerto Rico in the North American Soccer League.
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Club career
In 2012, Paulo Mendes and his twin brother Pedro signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League after a successful stint at amateur side Cal FC, where he played in 2 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup games. In his first season with Atlanta, Mendes played 10 games, scoring once.
After the 2012 season, Paulo joined the New York Cosmos where he won the Fall Championship, where he scored twice in 8 games. The Cosmos defeated the Silverbacks in 2013 Soccer Bowl.
In 2014, Paulo played 7 games, scoring once, in the Spring Championship. The Cosmos attempted to send him on loan to Venezuelan Primera División side Metropolitanos FC but after the loan was never finalized, he and the Cosmos mutually agreed to part ways. He finished the 2014 season with the Atlanta Silverbacks.
On 26 February 2016 Paulo joined twin brother Pedro at Puerto Rico.