Elvis Mendes

Cape Verdean footballer (born 1997)

Elvis Mendes
Personal information
Full name	Edmilson Jesus Moreira Mendes
Date of birth	(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Académica
Number	80
Youth career
2013–2014	Catujalense
2014–2015	Povoense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Povoense	2	(0)
2015–2016	GS Loures	0	(0)
2016–2017	CD Gouveia	27	(0)
2017–2019	Armacenenses	58	(1)
2019–2021	Louletano	21	(0)
2021–2022	Benfica e Castelo Branco	23	(0)
2022–2023	Louletano	32	(2)
2023–2024	Oliveira do Hospital	14	(0)
2024–	Académica	5	(0)
International career^‡
2018–	Cape Verde	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Edmilson Jesus Moreira Mendes (born 8 May 1997), better known as Elvis Mendes, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Portuguese club Académica.

International career

Mendes was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team in May 2018 for two international friendlies.^[1] He made his debut in a 0–0 (4–3) penalty shootout win over Andorra on 3 June 2018.^[2]