USA Today: Nuno Mendes injured after first-half defensive clinic on Yamal in World Cup
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Nuno Mendes
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best left-backs in the world.
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Born 19 June 2002 · Q96396963
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2026· 13 entries
Athlon Sports: Why Is Nuno Mendes No Longer Playing for Portugal vs Spain at the World Cup?
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Public attention spiked: 62,733 Wikipedia readers in one day, 37.6× the usual 1,667, with 1 article edits. Coverage that week: “Nuno Mendes injured after first-half defensive clinic on Yamal in World Cup” (USA Today).
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Public attention spiked: 8,023 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 1,667, with 6 article edits. Editors noted: More ("club" written TWICE in same line)!
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Public attention spiked: 5,403 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 1,667, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Style of play curly apostrophe
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Public attention spiked: 25,594 Wikipedia readers in one day, 15.4× the usual 1,667, with 28 article edits. Editors noted: Apologies for this! Now, did what i intended originally, which was to fix redirects in publishers of a couple of sources.
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Public attention spiked: 13,746 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.2× the usual 1,667, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1359890859 by Syphs123 (talk)Fine as it was!
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain (2025–26).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2025–26).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2025–26).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2026).
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Public attention spiked: 24,055 Wikipedia readers in one day, 14.4× the usual 1,667, with 9 article edits. Editors noted: Honours Update
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Sky Sports: Nuno Mendes, Dominik Szoboszlai, Harry Kane and Nico O'Reilly among players showing versatility is football's new superpower as game evolves
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2025· 23 entries
Yahoo! Sports: PSG: Duel with Lamine Yamal, Nuno Mendes explains himself after the victory
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beIN SPORTS: Nuno Mendes, Lamine Yamal’s Nightmare: Two Matches and Always the MVP Against Barcelona’s Wonderkid
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Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Paris SG (2025).
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Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2024-2025).
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Won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won: FIFA Intercontinental Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with Portugal (2024–25).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: The Athletic European Men's Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: UEFA Nations League Finals Player of the Tournament (2025).
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Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Team of the Tournament (2025).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2025).
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Won award: FIFA Men's World 11 (2025).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Runner-up: FIFA Club World Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2024–25).
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World Soccer Talk: Video: Nuno Mendes scores equalizer for Portugal against Spain in the UEFA Nations League final
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Yahoo! Sports: Nuno Mendes’ Contract Extension Details Emerge After Recent Man Utd Transfer Rumors
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Being named the best player of the finals
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2024· 4 entries
Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2023-2024).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2024).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24).
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2023· 3 entries
Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2022–23).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2022–23).
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Won award: Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year (2022–23).
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2022· 6 entries
Won the French Ligue 1 with Paris SG (2021-2022).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team (2022).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2021–22).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2022).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2021–22).
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2022) — 72 appearances, 7 goals.
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2021· 9 entries
Won award: IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team (2021).
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Won: Taça da Liga with Sporting CP (2020–21).
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Won: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Sporting CP (2021).
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Won: Primeira Liga with Sporting CP (2020–21).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2020–21).
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Played for Portugal men's national football team (2021) — 43 appearances, 1 goals.
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And was chosen in the squads for two World Cups and as many European Championships
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2021–2022) — 27 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Paris SG in 2021.
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2020· 3 entries
And winning a double of Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga the following season while being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year
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Played for Portugal national under-21 football team (2020–2020) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Sporting CP (2020–2022) — 40 appearances, 1 goals.
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2019· 3 entries
Played for Portugal national under-19 football team (2019–2019) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-18 football team (2019–2019) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Sporting CP in 2019.
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2018· 2 entries
Played for Portugal national under-17 football team (2018–2018) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-16 football team (2018–2018) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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2002· 1 entry
Born 2002-06-19.
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