From 2010 to 2013, Mendonça played in Portugal for second division Proliga club Sport Algés e Dafundo.
He won the Cape Verdean Basketball Championship three times with the team, and was named MVP for four seasons in a row.
[3] Mendonça has been a long-time member of the Cape Verde national basketball team, since 2006.
He helped his country capture the fourth place at AfroBasket 2021, contributing 8 points per game.
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