Iago Mendonça

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Mendonça.
Iago Mendonça
Personal information
Full name Iago Pereira Mendonça
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Barreiras, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Vila Nova
Youth career
2013 Atlético Goianiense
2014 Jardim América
2016–2017 Trindade
2017–2019 Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Trindade 6 (0)
2019–2022 Goiás 41 (0)
2020 → Aparecidense (loan) 0 (0)
2022 CRB 13 (0)
2023 Blooming 1 (0)
2023– Vila Nova 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Iago Pereira Mendonça (born 16 August 1999), known as Iago Mendonça or simply Iago, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Vila Nova.

Club career[edit]

Born in Barreiras, Bahia, Iago Mendonça represented Atlético Goianiense, Jardim América and Trindade as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter on 11 June 2017, playing the last six minutes of a 1–0 Campeonato Goiano Segunda Divisão away win against ASEEV.[1]

Iago Mendonça moved to Goiás in late 2017, returning to the under-20s.[2] He made his first team debut for the Esmeraldino on 20 March 2019, starting in a 2–1 home win against Iporá for the Goiano championship.[3] His first goal came on 11 September, netting the opener in a 4–2 home success over Luverdense, for the year's Copa Verde.[4]

On 22 August 2020, after being rarely used, Iago Mendonça was loaned to Série D side Aparecidense for the remainder of the season.[5] He returned in October after failing to make an appearance, but still made his Série A debut on 3 December by starting in a 0–3 home loss against São Paulo.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 24 January 2021[7]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trindade 2017[8] Goiano 2ª Divisão — 6 0 — — — 6 0
Goiás 2019 Série A 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 4[a] 1 5 1
2020 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 11 1
Aparecidense (loan) 2020 Série D 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Career total 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Campeonato Goiano - Segunda Divisão 2017 - Evangélica 0 x 1 Trindade" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Zagueiro do Goiás quer subir" [Goiás stopper wants to be promoted] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Popular. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Goiás vence, avança em primeiro, e Iporá escapa da queda mesmo derrotado" [Goiás win, go through in the first place, and Iporá avoid relegation even with the defeat] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Goiás passa sufoco, mas bate o Luverdense e segue vivo na Copa Verde" [Goiás have heart-stopping moment, but defeat Luverdense and remain alive in the Copa Verde] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Aparecidense anuncia zagueiro Iago Mendonça, que chega de empréstimo junto ao Goiás" [Aparecidense announce stopper Iago Mendonça, who arrives on loan from Goiás] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Hoje. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "São Paulo vence o Goiás, ultrapassa o Atlético-MG e vira líder do Brasileirão" [São Paulo defeat Goiás, overtake Atlético-MG and become the leaders of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ^ Iago Mendonça at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Iago Mendonça" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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