Thiago Mendes

For the Portuguese player and manager, see Tiago Mendes.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Thiago Mendes

Mendes with Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro
Date of birth	(1992-03-15) 15 March 1992
Place of birth	São Luís, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vasco da Gama
Number	23
Youth career
	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Goiás	137	(9)
2015–2017	São Paulo	112	(8)
2017–2019	Lille	66	(3)
2019–2023	Lyon	114	(2)
2023–2025	Al-Rayyan	20	(1)
2025–	Vasco da Gama	23	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026

Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro (born 15 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.

Career

Lille

On 8 July 2017, Ligue 1 side Lille announced the signing of Mendes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was reported as "worth up to €9 million" after being signed by manager Marcelo Bielsa.

Lyon

On 3 July 2019, Mendes signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Vasco da Gama

On 3 July 2025, Mendes signed for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.

On August 16, 2026, during the pre-match ceremony before Vasco da Gama vs. Santos at São Januário, Neymar extended his hand toward Vasco captain Thiago Mendes, who appeared to ignore the gesture and did not shake his hand. The moment quickly went viral, becoming another chapter in the long-running tension between the two Brazilian players, which began with a 2020 Ligue 1 incident. Santos subsequently won the match 3–0.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 July 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goiás	2012	Série B	35	1	6	0	—		—		11	2	52	3
	2013	Série A	27	1	7	0	—		—		14	1	48	2
	2014		34	3	2	0	—		4	1	16	1	56	5
	Total		96	5	15	0	—		4	1	41	4	156	10
São Paulo	2015	Série A	35	1	5	1	—		3	0	11	0	54	2
	2016		32	2	2	0	—		14	1	14	1	62	4
	2017		5	0	5	0	—		1	1	15	4	26	5
	Total		72	3	12	1	—		18	2	40	5	142	11
Lille	2017–18	Ligue 1	31	3	2	1	2	0	—		—		35	4
	2018–19		35	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		37	0
	Total		66	3	4	1	2	0	—		—		72	4
Lyon	2019–20	Ligue 1	22	0	3	0	4	0	8	0	—		37	0
	2020–21		32	0	3	0	—		—		—		35	0
	2021–22		29	1	0	0	—		8	0	—		37	1
	2022–23		31	1	3	0	—		—		—		34	1
	Total		114	2	9	0	4	0	16	0	—		143	2
Al-Rayyan	2023-24	QSL	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			349	13	39	2	6	0	38	3	81	9	512	27

• 1.^Includes Campeonato Goiano and Campeonato Paulista.

Honours

Goiás

• Campeonato Goiano: 2012, 2013
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012

São Paulo

• Florida Cup: 2017

Lyon

• Emirates Cup: 2019
• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20

External links

• Profile at the Olympique Lyonnais website
• Thiago Mendes at Soccerway
• Thiago Mendes – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)