António Manuel Fernandes Mendes (born 23 October 1992), known as Tomané, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a forward for Turkish club

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, Braga District. On 16 August 2010, while still a junior at

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(he arrived at the club's youth system at the age of 13), he made his professional – and Primeira Liga – debut, taking the pitch in the 67th minute of a 0–0 away draw against

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; it would be his only appearance of the season. For the 2011–12 campaign, Tomané was loaned to A.D. Os Limianos in the third division. After returning, he alternated between the first team and the reserves, never scoring more than four league goals for the former during his spell. On 27 January 2016, Tomané signed a five-month loan with

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. His first match in the

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occurred on 8 February, as he played 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss at Arminia Bielefeld.

Panetolikos

On 15 June 2016, Tomané joined Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. on a three-year contract. He scored his only goal for them on 15 October, helping the hosts to defeat

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4–0 by netting shortly after kick-off.

Return to Portugal

Tomané returned to his country and its top division on 30 December 2016, agreeing to a deal at F.C. Arouca until June 2019. In the ensuing off-season, however, following his team's relegation, he moved to C.D. Tondela. As his side avoided relegation in the last matchday of the 2018–19 season, Tomané helped with a career-best 12 goals (14 in all competitions).

Red Star

On 2 July 2019, Tomané signed for Serbian club

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International career

Tomané earned four

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for the Portugal under-21 team in slightly less than two years. His first arrived on 15 October 2012, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly home loss to

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Career statistics

Honours

Red Star *

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: 2019–20

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