Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes (born 6 December 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently a free agent.
Club career
Portugal
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District of Angolan descent, Mendes spent the vast majority of his career in the Portuguese lower leagues. He joined Primeira Liga club Vitória F.C. as a 16-year-old, making his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 6 November 2011 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Gil Vicente FC, being subsequently praised by manager Bruno Ribeiro.
Mendes also had a brief spell in the Angolan Girabola, with C.R.D. Libolo.
Romania
On 16 June 2017, Mendes left C.D. Pinhalnovense and joined CSM Politehnica Iași from the Romanian Liga I. He made his debut in the first league game of the season, against CS Universitatea Craiova.
Returned to the country after a very brief spell in Latvia with FK Ventspils, on 7 July 2019 Mendes signed a two-year contract with Liga II side FC Universitatea Cluj. Two months later, however, he left by mutual consent.
Hong Kong
On 26 October 2020, it was confirmed that Mendes had signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. On 21 May 2021, Mendes left the club due to injury.