# Lucas Mendes (footballer, born 1990)

Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team.

## Club career

On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish.

## International career

On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having been living in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
He scored his first goal in the Third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in the 102nd minute of the match against the national team of Uzbekistan, ending Uzbekistan's unbeaten undefeated streak of 20 games.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 24 March 2024
| Club | Division | Season | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | National League Cup | National League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Division | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Coritiba | Série A | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Coritiba | Série A | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coritiba | Série B | 2010 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Coritiba | Série A | 2011 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Coritiba | Série A | 2012 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Coritiba | Total | Total | 67 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 120 | 2 |
| Marseille | Ligue 1 | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Marseille | Ligue 1 | 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Marseille | Ligue 1 | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marseille | Total | Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
| El Jaish | QSL | 2014–15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| El Jaish | QSL | 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| El Jaish | QSL | 2016–17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| El Jaish | Total | Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 |
| Al-Duhail | QSL | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Al-Duhail | QSL | 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Al-Duhail | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Al-Gharafa | QSL | 2018–19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al-Wakrah | QSL | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Al-Wakrah | QSL | 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Al-Wakrah | QSL | 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Al-Wakrah | QSL | 2022–23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Al-Wakrah | QSL | 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Al-Wakrah | Total | Total | 88 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 270 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 401 | 11 |
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paranaense
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

### International

    As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Qatar | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Qatar | 2025 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 1 |
List of international goals scored by Lucas Mendes :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 14 November 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Uzbekistan | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Coritiba
* Campeonato Paranaense: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010
Al-Duhail
* Qatar Stars League: 2017–18
* Emir of Qatar Cup: 2018, 2019
* Qatar Cup: 2018
Qatar
* AFC Asian Cup: 2023
Individual
* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023
* Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2017–17, 2023–24