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Nuno Mendes
- Defender
- Position
- 23
- Age at kickoff
- 177 cm
- Height
- Round of 16
- Last round
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Club
World Cup career
1Goals6Appearances2Editions
View full career overview2026 World CupStats below cover this edition unless labelled otherwise
Appearances
55 started
Minutes
3984.4 full-match equivalents
Goals
10.23 per 90
Assists
00.00 per 90
Shots / on target
3/133% accuracy
Discipline
0Y 0R3 fouls committed
2 editions
Goal involvement
Goals + assists
- Goals1(100%)
Minutes per involvement398 min
Conversion rate33.3%
Portugal with him on the pitch
Restricted to the 5 matches he appeared in
2W2D1L
40%Win rate
8–3Goals for / against
0.60Conceded per match
2Clean sheets
Compare vs World Cup defenders
Goals per 90 minutes
- R. Rezaeian0.67
- D. Luckassen0.50
- O. Rekik0.50
D. Muñoz0.46- N. Mendes0.23
Tournament landmarks
Nuno Mendes's 2026, moment by moment
Where he ranks
Each bar fills to the share of the field he finished ahead of
#60
Goals, all playersahead of 94% of 1,039
#5
Fouls won, defendersahead of 98% of 197
#33
Shots, defendersahead of 84% of 197
#41
Minutes, defendersahead of 80% of 197
Top teammates
By goal involvement in 2026
StatsBomb publish a full event feed for two men's World Cups, 2018 and 2022 — the only place expected goals, shot coordinates and passing volume exist on this site. Nuno Mendes played in 2022. No equivalent 2026 feed is loaded, so nothing here describes this tournament.
Data by
StatsBombPass accuracy
88.2%30 of 34
Expected goals
0.000 scored
Shots
00 scored
Key passes
10 assists
Dribbles
1completed
Pressures
0applied off the ball
Every shot he took
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value; filled bubbles are goals
Nuno Mendes did not attempt a shot in 2022.
Average position
Touch-weighted mean position, attacking left to right
94 touches recorded
Shooting accuracy
Goals and saved shots as a share of all recorded attempts
Shots0
Goals0
Passing accuracy
Completed passes divided by attempted passes in covered editions
- Completed30(88%)
- Incomplete4(12%)
Total passes34
Key passes1
How he scored
Body part recorded for goals in the covered editions
No goals recorded in these editions.
Match by match
Every linked tournament appearance · filter by edition, opponent, stage, or result
6matches
6appearances
1goals
0assists
3 W2 D1 L
| Edition / date | Stage | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Shots | On target | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Jul 6 | Round of 16 |  Spain | 0–1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L |
| 2026Jul 2 | Round of 32 |  Croatia | 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W |
| 2026Jun 27 | Group stage |  Colombia | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D |
| 2026Jun 23 | Group stage |  Uzbekistan | 5–0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | W |
| 2026Jun 17 | Group stage |  DR Congo | 1–1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D |
| 2022Nov 28 | Group stage |  Uruguay | 2–0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | W |
1970–2022 appearances and goals: © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted to site match IDs. Historical minutes, assists and shots are unavailable in this table; see Advanced analytics for covered editions.
2026 match analysisThe charts below cover 2026; the filters above apply to the match table.
Time on the pitch
Reconstructed from the substitution record, colour-coded by result
Solid bars are starts, outlined bars substitute appearances; the colour is the result and the rule marks 90 minutes. Bar position shows exactly when he was on the pitch.
Fouls, match by match
Drawn against conceded, mirrored on a shared centre line
Group stage vs knockout
Where his tournament actually happened
Group stage
VS3Matches252Minutes1Goals0Assists
Knockout stage
2Matches146Minutes0Goals0Assists
Data byStatsBomb
StatsBombWorld Cup edition statistics · 2022. Only editions with event coverage are compared.
Goals & assists
Totals per covered World Cup
GoalsAssists
Expected goals
Totals per covered World Cup
Shots by edition
Totals per covered World Cup
Shots
Passing volume
Totals per covered World Cup
AttemptedCompleted
Chances created
Totals per covered World Cup
Key passes
Pressures by edition
Totals per covered World Cup
Pressures
Edition comparison
Source totals; unavailable measurements are not estimated
| Edition | Matches | Goals | Assists | xG | Shots | Passes | Pass % | Key passes | Pressures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 34 | 88.2% | 1 | 0 |
How to read these maps Warmer colours show more recorded events. Each map uses its own scale.Low High
On-ball activity
Recorded on-ball event locations
65 events Attack →
Attacking third
On-ball events in the final third
24 events Attack →
Chance creation
Origins of passes that led to shots
1 events Attack →
Pass reception
Destinations of completed passes received
28 events Attack →
Forward carries
Carries advancing at least 10 pitch units
4 events Attack →
Defensive actions
Duels, blocks, interceptions, clearances and recoveries
2 events Attack →
Fouls won
Where fouls against the player were recorded
2 events Attack →
Shot locations
All recorded shots · marker size reflects xG
0 shots · 0 goals Attack →
Activity by edition
Compare the coverage behind these maps
2022 1 matches
- On-ball events
- 65
- Passes received
- 28
- Forward carries
- 4
Data byStatsBomb
StatsBomb2022 only. Locations are aggregated into 12 × 8 pitch zones; smoothing illustrates density, not a continuous player trail. No 2026 positional feed is loaded.
Edition by edition
Every World Cup with a recorded appearance
Career at a glance
Across every World Cup he has played
0.17Goals per appearance
2026Best edition · 1 goals
2022First World Cup
6/6Started of played
Performance profile
Recorded output against the 2026 field. These are statistical comparisons, not an editorial ability score or transfer valuation.
Measured against the tournament's defenders
Per 90 minutes vs 197 players with 180+ minutes — the notch is the group median
Goals0.23/90
1 scored · group median 0.0092nd percentile
Assists0.00/90
0 recorded · group median 0.00so did 84% of the group
Shots0.68/90
3 attempted · group median 0.3874th percentile
Fouls won2.71/90
12 fouls drawn · group median 0.5098th percentile
Fouls committedfewer is better0.68/90
3 conceded · group median 0.9061st percentile
Every bar runs on the same 0–100 scale — how much of the group he finished ahead of. The notch is the halfway point, so a bar past it beats the median defenders.
Finishing
Against every player who took a shot
Conversion rate33%
1 goals from 3 shots · field average 12%
Shot accuracy33%
1 of 3 on target · field average 34%
Minutes per shot133 min
Shots per match0.6
Where he was fielded
Minutes by recorded position
Left Backevery minute he played
Team shape
4-2-3-1×5
Historical appearances and edition counts: © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted by grouping appearances and linking match IDs. Methodology and coverage
Every 2026 figure here comes from completed match reports: goals, assists, shots, fouls, cards and team sheets. Minutes played are reconstructed from the substitution record for each match.
The loaded 2026 reports do not include per-player passes, tackles, interceptions, expected goals or event coordinates — the advanced analytics tab is StatsBomb event data for 2022 and is labelled as such. Club-season estimates and editorial scouting ratings are never shown. How this data is compiled.