Who is Joao Mendes is a question number of fans across the world have asked, as all they know is that the talent is the son of the one and only Ronaldinho, who is now set to join Barcelona.
With the legendary Brazilian winning the Ballon d’Or in Catalonia and being at his storied prime at the club as well, this presents an extremely romantic transfer.
But before one gets into that, we have presented the answer to the question: who is Joao Mendes?
Who is Joao Mendes, the Barcelona-linked son of Ronaldinho?
Well, the answer is that the 17-year-old is a prodigious forward, who has only played his football in Brazil so far.
After starting out at clubs such as Flamengo, Vasco de Gama and Boavista-RJ, the youngster signed a professional 6-year contract at Cruzeiro in 2019 after a successful trial.
Joao Mendes, much like famous father, Ronaldinho made waves in Brazil before eventually signing for Barcelona. Except of course, a switch to the Catalan giants is set to be his first foray into European football, unlike the World Cup winner who joined the French giants.
Besides that, the highly-rated prodigy’s contract at Cruzeiro was terminated, after which he headed to the Spanish club to kickstart a trial in January, according to the Sun. However, links regarding a permanent move began as far back as in 2020.
It seems as if Joao Mendes has impressed those at Barcelona, with a permanent transfer set to get over the line, with Ronaldinho announcing that the swoop is a done deal.
“Yes, he is coming now. I’m never out of the club. Barcelona is part of life. Wherever I go I take Barcelona with me. With the arrival of my son at Barca I’ll be more present than ever”, he told MARCA.
We can safely say that now the answer to who is Joao Mendes has been presented, with further details on all the details you need to know about him.
Joao Gomes Profile
Name: Joao Mendes de Assis Moreira
Age: 17
Nationality: Brazilian and Spanish (dual citizenship)
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 8 in)
Date of birth: February 22, 2005
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro
Position: Striker
Foot: Left
Club: Without club (soon to be Barcelona)
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