# Carolina Mendes

Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes (born 27 November 1987) is a Portuguese football striker, who plays for Racing Power and the Portugal women's national football team.

## Club career

She first played for UD Ponte Frielas and SU 1º de Dezembro of the National Football Championship. She subsequently moved to Spain, where she played for UE L'Estartit and SPC Llanos de Olivenza in Spain's Primera División.
In 2013, she moved to Italy's ASD Riviera di Romagna, and the next year she signed for WFC Rossiyanka in Russia. In 2016 Mendes signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF for one year.

## International career

Mendes made her debut for the senior Portugal national team in March 2007, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Ireland at the 2007 Algarve Cup. She was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.
In Portugal's 2–1 win over Scotland, Mendes scored the national team's first-ever goal at major international tournament finals. She scored again in the final group match against England, but Portugal lost 2–1 and was eliminated.
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

## Honours

Braga
* Taça da Liga: 2021–22
1º de Dezembro
* Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2010–11
* Taça de Portugal: 2010–11
Rossiyanka
* Russian Women's Football Championship: 2016

## International goals

    Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 17 September 2011 | Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification |
| 2. | 2 March 2012 | Estádio Municipal, Parchal, Portugal | Hungary | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2012 Algarve Cup |
| 3. | 31 March 2012 | Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela, Portugal | Czech Republic | 2–5 | 2–5 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification |
| 4. | 16 January 2014 | Estádio Machico, Machico, Portugal | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 12 February 2014 | Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal | Albania | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 12 February 2014 | Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal | Albania | 3–0 | 7–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 12 February 2014 | Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal | Albania | 5–1 | 7–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 7 March 2014 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | Russia | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 9. | 26 November 2015 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | Montenegro | 3–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 10. | 23 July 2017 | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
| 11. | 27 July 2017 | Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands | England | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
| 12. | 16 September 2017 | Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal | Finland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | 24 November 2017 | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal | Moldova | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 28 February 2018 | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal | China | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
| 15. | 30 June 2018 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 6 October 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | Thailand | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament |
| 17. | 6 October 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | Thailand | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament |
| 18. | 6 October 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | Thailand | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament |
| 19. | 9 April 2019 | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal | Hungary | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 20. | 25 November 2021 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | Israel | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 21. | 25 November 2021 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | Israel | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 22. | 25 November 2021 | Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal | Israel | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 23. | 16 February 2022 | Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal | Norway | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Algarve Cup |
| 24. | 21 February 2024 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |