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He was 17 years, 11 months and 24 days old, when on June 12 he made his official debut with the Sporting first team. The opponent? Paços de Ferreira, in Alvalade. Nuno Mendes was launched in the 72nd minute by Rúben Amorim and, the next day, he started his first game, with Tondela, the youngest after Cristiano Ronaldo, in 2003, on the eve of his 18th birthday and, at that time that same night, renew with Sporting.
Nuno Mendes no longer renounced his condition, he entered 2020/2021 as owner and lord of the left wing and, in his debut for the championship, tried to add another record to his personal account, precisely against the team with which he had made the yours. debut: against Paços de Ferreira, the left-back made 14 crosses, equaling the maximum, so far, in the League, counted precisely by a player from Badajoz, João Amaral – he could not receive the lions for having tested positive for Covid-19 -, against Portimonense. Of these 14 crosses, eight were successful, standing out in this chapter, with a single game, surpassing the seven crosses of Alex Telles in two games.
Nuno Mendes also added a total of 27 passes, 78 percent of them successful, putting his teammates on an imminent goal on three occasions and, with one of the centers on the right – and with his right foot – help Feddal in the move 2-0. .
With 11 official matches for the main team, Nuno Mendes’ statement is dizzying: the undisputed starter and the market value, according to Transfermarkt, already at 7 million euros, is the sixth most valuable player in the squad.
