Thiago Mendes
34 yrs · Defensive midfielder · Brazil
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama · Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 177 cm
Contract: until 31 Dec 2027
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€1.3M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €25.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | DM | 31 | 2062 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 1437 | 1549 | 0.82 |
| 2021/22 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | DM | 29 | 1862 | 54% | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 1404 | 1587 | 0.86 |
| 2020/21 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | DM | 32 | 2240 | 65% | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 1455 | 1587 | 0.75 |
| 2019/20 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | DM | 22 | 1817 | 72% | 0 | 6 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 1431 | 1566 | 0.82 |
| 2018/19 | LOSC Lille | Ligue 1 | DM | 34 | 2992 | 87% | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1460 | 1543 | 0.82 |
| 2017/18 | LOSC Lille | Ligue 1 | DM | 31 | 2298 | 67% | 3 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 1460 | 1372 | 0.85 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | Olympique Lyon | 8 | 704 | 0 | 0 | 1541 |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Champions League | Olympique Lyon | 8 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 1687 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2025 | Al-Rayyan | Vasco da Gama | Free / loan | €3.0M |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Lyon | Al-Rayyan | €4.2M | €5.0M |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Lille | Lyon | €22.0M | €25.0M |
| 1 Jul 2017 | São Paulo | Lille | €9.0M | €4.0M |
| 1 Jan 2015 | Goiás | São Paulo | €1.8M | €900k |
| 1 Sept 2011 | Goiás B | Goiás | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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