João Sabino Mendes Neto Saraiva (born 21 October 1994), known as Mendes, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.
Born in Matosinhos, Porto District, Mendes played youth football for four clubs, notably having two spells at local Leixões SC.
[2] Mendes made his professional debut with Oliveirense on 27 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against F.C.
[5] He appeared in his first game in the competition on 2 December, replacing Bruno Monteiro in the first half of the 3–2 loss at Portimonense SC;[6] the move was made permanent at the end of that spell.
[13] On 2 September, he was sent off with a straight red card early into an eventual 4–0 away loss to S.L.