Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Vitória Guimarães | 82 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | → Felgueiras (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Porto | 26 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Portsmouth | 58 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Rangers | 39 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Sporting CP | 18 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitória Guimarães | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 298 | (18) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2010 | Portugal | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2010 |
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Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu ˈmẽðɨʃ]; born 26 February 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Starting his career with home town club Vitória de Guimarães, Mendes won the UEFA Champions League with FC Porto in the 2003–04 season. He then moved to the English Premier League, initially with Tottenham Hotspur in 2004, where he famously scored a 50-yard goal against Manchester United, which was disallowed. He then moved to his second English club, Portsmouth, before a stint at Scottish Premier League side Rangers.
Mendes was capped ten times by the Portugal national team and was a member of their squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Mendes started his professional career with Felgueiras, on a one-year loan from Vitória de Guimarães. He returned to Guimarães and stayed for four seasons before moving on to FC Porto. At Porto, he won the 2004 Champions League, Primeira Liga, and the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup under manager José Mourinho.
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