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

Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes (born 27 November 1987) is a Portuguese football striker, who plays for Racing Power and the Portugal women's national football team.

Club career

She first played for UD Ponte Frielas and SU 1º de Dezembro of the National Football Championship.[2] She subsequently moved to Spain, where she played for UE L'Estartit[3] and SPC Llanos de Olivenza in Spain's Primera División.[4]

In 2013, she moved to Italy's ASD Riviera di Romagna, and the next year she signed for WFC Rossiyanka in Russia. In 2016 Mendes signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF for one year.[5]

International career

Mendes made her debut for the senior Portugal national team in March 2007, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Ireland at the 2007 Algarve Cup. She was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.

In Portugal's 2–1 win over Scotland, Mendes scored the national team's first-ever goal at major international tournament finals.[6] She scored again in the final group match against England, but Portugal lost 2–1 and was eliminated.[7]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[8]

Honours

Braga

1º de Dezembro

Rossiyanka

International goals

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 September 2011 Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 1–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
2. 2 March 2012 Estádio Municipal, Parchal, Portugal  Hungary 2–0 4–0 2012 Algarve Cup
3. 31 March 2012 Estádio João Cardoso, Tondela, Portugal  Czech Republic 2–5 2–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4. 16 January 2014 Estádio Machico, Machico, Portugal  Switzerland 1–0 1–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5. 12 February 2014 Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes, Portugal  Albania 1–0 7–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 3–0
7. 5–1
8. 7 March 2014 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal  Russia 1–0 1–3 2014 Algarve Cup
9. 26 November 2015 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Montenegro 3–1 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
10. 23 July 2017 Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Scotland 1–0 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
11. 27 July 2017 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands  England 1–1 1–2
12. 16 September 2017 Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal  Finland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
13. 24 November 2017 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal  Moldova 1–0 8–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14. 28 February 2018 Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal  China 1–1 2–1 2018 Algarve Cup
15. 30 June 2018 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–0 7–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16. 6 October 2018 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China  Thailand 2–1 4–1 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament
17. 3–1
18. 4–1
19. 9 April 2019 Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal  Hungary 1–0 4–1 Friendly
20. 25 November 2021 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal  Israel 1–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21. 2–0
22. 3–0
23. 16 February 2022 Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  Norway 2–0 2–0 2022 Algarve Cup
24. 21 February 2024 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Czech Republic 2–0 3–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ Profile in Ceroacero.es
  3. ^ Carolina Mendes and Raquel Infante will play in Spain Record
  4. ^ SP Los Llanos de Olivenza will play next year with new signings. Hoy Olivenza
  5. ^ Profile in Soccerway
  6. ^ "Carolina Mendes partilha "imortalidade" com toda a selecção feminina" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ^ "England progress to quarter-final with France after seeing off Portugal in final Euro 2017 group game". The Independent. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Mendes
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