Carolina Mendes

Portuguese footballer (born 1987)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coruche and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

Carolina MendesPersonal information

Full name|  Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes
Date of birth|  (1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth|  Estremoz, Portugal
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder, Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Racing Power
Youth career
|  Electrico Futebol Club
|  Desportalegre
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2007–2009|  Ponte Frielas|  |
2009–2011|  1º de Dezembro|  5|  (0)
2011–2012|  L'Estartit|  |  (2)
2012–2013|  Llanos de Olivenza|  29|  (4)
2013–2014|  Riviera di Romagna|  21|  (7)
2014–2016|  Rossiyanka|  27|  (5)
2016|  Djurgården|  14|  (3)
2017|  Grindavík|  17|  (3)
2017–2018|  Atalanta Mozzanica|  21|  (6)
2018–2021|  Sporting CP|  53|  (25)
2021–2024|  SC Braga|  55|  (13)
2024–|  Racing Power|  1|  (0)
International career‡
2004–2006|  Portugal U19|  21|  (15)
2007–|  Portugal|  122|  (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

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

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She first played for UD Ponte Frielas and SU 1º de Dezembro of the National Football Championship.[2] She subsequently moved to Spain, where she played for UE L'Estartit[3] and SPC Llanos de Olivenza in Spain's Primera División.[4]

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.[5]

## International career

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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.[6] She scored again in the final group match against England, but Portugal lost 2–1 and was eliminated.[7]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[8]

## Honours

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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

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Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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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. | 3–0
7. | 5–1
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
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. | 3–1
18. | 4–1
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. | 2–0
22. | 3–0
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

## References

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1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. ^ Profile in Ceroacero.es
3. ^ Carolina Mendes and Raquel Infante will play in Spain Record
4. ^ SP Los Llanos de Olivenza will play next year with new signings. Hoy Olivenza
5. ^ Profile in Soccerway
6. ^ "Carolina Mendes partilha "imortalidade" com toda a selecção feminina" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
7. ^ "England progress to quarter-final with France after seeing off Portugal in final Euro 2017 group game". The Independent. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
8. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

## External links

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* Carolina Mendes at Soccerway
* Carolina Mendes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
* Profile at the LTA Agency

Portugal squads

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Portugal squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017

* 1 Jamila
* 2 Mónica
* 3 Raquel
* 4 Sílvia
* 5 Matilde
* 6 Andreia
* 7 Cláudia (c)
* 8 Laura
* 9 Borges
* 10 Leite
* 11 Tatiana
* 12 Patrícia
* 13 Fátima
* 14 Dolores
* 15 Carole
* 16 Diana S.
* 17 Vanessa
* 18 Carolina
* 19 Amanda
* 20 Suzane
* 21 Diana G.
* 22 Rute
* 23 Melissa
* Coach: F. Neto

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Portugal squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022

* 1 Inês
* 2 Amado
* 3 Correia
* 4 Rebelo
* 5 Marchão
* 6 Pires
* 7 Marques
* 8 Norton
* 9 Borges
* 10 Jéssica Silva
* 11 T. Pinto
* 12 Morais
* 13 F. Pinto
* 14 Dolores Silva (c)
* 15 C. Costa
* 16 Diana Silva
* 17 Alves
* 18 Mendes
* 19 Gomes
* 20 Kika
* 21 Faria
* 22 R. Costa
* 23 Telma
* Coach: Neto

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Portugal squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

* 1 I. Pereira
* 2 Amado
* 3 Lúcia
* 4 Sílvia
* 5 Marchão
* 6 Jacinto
* 7 A. Rute
* 8 Norton
* 9 Borges
* 10 Jéssica
* 11 Tatiana
* 12 Patrícia
* 13 Fátima
* 14 Dolores (c)
* 15 Carole C.
* 16 Diana S.
* 17 Seiça
* 18 Carolina M.
* 19 Diana G.
* 20 Kika
* 21 Capeta
* 22 Rute C.
* 23 Telma
* Coach: Neto

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