My Take
Nuno Mendes is genuinely one of those players who makes you do a double-take — the guy was barely 19 when he moved from Sporting CP to Paris Saint-Germain and just looked completely at home. As a left-back, he's got this rare blend of blistering pace and defensive intelligence that you don't often see at that age, and watching him bomb forward on the overlap for PSG or Portugal feels effortless in a way that only the very best make it look. He still hasn't fully celebrated his 22nd birthday and he's already widely considered among the top left-backs on the planet, which is a wild sentence to type. Born in Sintra, representing Portugal on the big stage — he's the kind of talent that comes along once in a generation at that position.
Overview
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈmẽdɨʃ]; born 19 June 2002) 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nuno Mendes
- Name (Japanese)
- ヌーノ・メンデス
- Reading
- ぬーの・めんです
- Born
- June 19, 2002 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Sintra, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.