Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro
Defender · Vasco DA Gama · №23
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vasco DA Gama
Vitoria
Copa do Brasil
|
1:0 | |
Palmeiras
Vasco DA Gama
Serie A
|
4:1 | |
Olimpia
Vasco DA Gama
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
1:4 | |
Vasco DA Gama
Santos
Serie A
|
0:3 | |
|
Vasco DA Gama
Olimpia
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
0:0 | |
Bahia
Vasco DA Gama
Serie A
|
0:0 | |
Fluminense
Vasco DA Gama
Copa do Brasil
|
1:3 | |
Vasco DA Gama
Independiente Medellin
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
1:0 | |
|
Independiente Medellin
Vasco DA Gama
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
|
2:2 | |
|
Vitoria
Vasco DA Gama
Serie A
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 2026 | 20 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2026 | 6 |
| Copa do Brasil | 2026 | 3 |
| Carioca - 1 | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
In March 2026, Thiago Mendes scored the goal that decided a match against Palmeiras, a 2–1 win for Vasco da Gama. By then he was already wearing the captain's armband under Renato Gaúcho, after arriving on a free transfer in July 2025 on a deal running to December 2027.
He came up at Goiás , where he stayed from 2011 to 2015 and made around 165 appearances. In 2012 he was part of the side that won Série B and the Campeonato Goiano. São Paulo paid roughly €1.8m for him in 2015; among his goals there was the winner against Toluca in the Copa Libertadores in 2016.
Europe came in 2017, when Lille signed him in a deal worth up to €9m. Two seasons and some 66 appearances later, Olympique Lyonnais bought him for about €22m, rising to €26.5m with bonuses. He reached the Coupe de la Ligue final in 2019/20 and won the Emirates Cup in 2019.
The Lyon years ended in July 2023 with a €4.2m move to Al-Rayyan in Qatar. Two seasons there brought 31 matches, one goal and one assist.
He has spoken publicly of wanting the chance to play for Brazil.
Career path
- 2025 — 2026 — now Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 44 matches
- 2024 — 2025 Al-Rayyan 32 matches
- 2020 — 2023 Olympique Lyon 143 matches
- 2019 LOSC Lille 34 matches
- 2015 — 2017 São Paulo Futebol Clube 102 matches
- 2011 — 2014 Goiás EC 125 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Al-Rayyan | Qatar Stars League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 334 |
| 24/25 | Al-Rayyan | AFC Champions League Elite | 4 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
| 24/25 | Al-Rayyan | Amir Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 24/25 | Al-Rayyan | QSL Cup (Ooredoo) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Al-Rayyan | Qatar Stars League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 287 |
| 23/24 | Al-Rayyan | QSL Cup (Ooredoo) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 23/24 | Al-Rayyan | Qatar Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 22/23 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 062 |
| 22/23 | Olympique Lyon | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 21/22 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 862 |
| 21/22 | Olympique Lyon | UEFA Europa League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 704 |
| 2026 | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 660 |
| 2026 | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Copa Sudamericana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 472 |
| 2026 | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Copa do Brasil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 259 |
| 2025 | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
| 2025 | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Copa do Brasil | 7 | 0 | 0 | 403 |
| 2017 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 367 |
| 2017 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Copa do Brasil | 5 | 0 | 1 | 427 |
| 2017 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2016 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 678 |
| 2016 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Copa Libertadores | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 063 |
| 2016 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Copa do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2015 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 731 |
| 2015 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Copa do Brasil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 2015 | São Paulo Futebol Clube | Copa Libertadores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2014 | Goiás EC | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 031 |
| 2014 | Goiás EC | Copa Sudamericana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2014 | Goiás EC | Copa do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2013 | Goiás EC | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 751 |
| 2013 | Goiás EC | Copa do Brasil | 7 | 0 | 0 | 571 |
| 2012 | Goiás EC | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 131 |
| 2012 | Goiás EC | Copa do Brasil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 2011 | Goiás EC | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 682 |
| 20/21 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 240 |
| 20/21 | Olympique Lyon | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 182 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 817 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyon | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyon | Coupe de la Ligue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 325 |
| 19/20 | Olympique Lyon | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 18/19 | LOSC Lille | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 992 |
Transfers
- 25/26 Al-Rayyan Vasco DA Gama
- 23/24 Lyon Al-Rayyan €4.21M
- 19/20 Lille Lyon €22.00M
- 17/18 Sao Paulo Lille €9.00M
- 14/15 Goiás Sao Paulo €1.80M
- 11/12 Goiás B Goiás
