Ahmad Mendes Moreira (born 27 June 1995) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Guinea national team.

Club career

On 4 April 2018, Mendes Moreira signed a contract with effect from 1 July 2018 until mid-2019 with FC Groningen. Previously, he had been playing for Kozakken Boys at amateur level. On 12 August 2018, he made his official debut as a substitute for FC Groningen in the

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away match against SBV Vitesse, which ended in a 5–1 defeat. He transferred to

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in July 2019 on a two-year contract. In November 2019 Mendes Moreira was subjected to

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from opposition FC Den Bosch fans. FC Den Bosch initially tried to claim the sounds were their fans imitating crows, but later apologized for the claim. On 6 August 2021, he signed a contract with

International career

Mendes Moreira was born in the Netherlands to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Guinean Loma mother. He debuted for the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with

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on 31 May 2021.

References

Living people 1995 births Footballers from Schiedam Citizens of Guinea through descent Guinean footballers Guinean expatriate footballers Guinea international footballers Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Guinean people of Bissau-Guinean descent Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Dutch people of Guinean descent Dutch sportspeople of African descent European sportspeople of Guinean descent Dutch people of Bissau-Guinean descent European sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Excelsior Maassluis players Kozakken Boys players FC Groningen players SC Telstar players Excelsior Rotterdam players PAS Giannina F.C. players Association football forwards Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Greece Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub