Carolina Mendes


Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Racing Power and the Portugal women's national team.

Club career

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

International career

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. She scored again in the final group match against England, but Portugal lost 2–1 and was eliminated.
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 September 2011Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia1–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
2.2 March 2012Estádio Municipal, Parchal, Portugal2–04–02012 Algarve Cup
3.31 March 2012Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela, Portugal2–52–5UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4.16 January 2014Estádio Machico, Machico, Portugal1–01–22015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.12 February 2014Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal1–07–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.12 February 2014Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal3–07–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7.12 February 2014Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal5–17–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.7 March 2014Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal1–01–32014 Algarve Cup
9.26 November 2015Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal3–16–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
10.23 July 2017Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–02–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017
11.27 July 2017Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands1–11–2UEFA Women's Euro 2017
12.16 September 2017Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal1–01–1Friendly
13.24 November 2017Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal1–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14.28 February 2018Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal1–12–12018 Algarve Cup
15.30 June 2018Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova1–07–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.6 October 2018Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China2–14–12018 Yongchuan International Tournament
17.6 October 2018Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China3–14–12018 Yongchuan International Tournament
18.6 October 2018Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China4–14–12018 Yongchuan International Tournament
19.9 April 2019Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal1–04–1Friendly
20.25 November 2021Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal1–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21.25 November 2021Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal2–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22.25 November 2021Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal3–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
23.16 February 2022Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal2–02–02022 Algarve Cup
24.21 February 2024Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal2–03–1Friendly

Honours

Braga
1º de Dezembro
Rossiyanka