Field Insider
35.6
36.7%
Ratingi
0.5
99%
Seasoni
9.8
Valuei

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityGuinea-Bissau
Age28
Date of birth4 May 1998
BirthplaceÉvry
Height184 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubFortuna Sittard
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Centre-back

Season stats

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6
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
96
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fortuna Sittard.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super Leagueat Servette FC16039806.63
Eredivisie600966.67

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Houboulang Mendes is a 28-year-old central defender at Fortuna Sittard, rated 35.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 177th of 233 on scout potential in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendes.

Judged on this season alone, Mendes graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 46 of the 46 full-backs in the Super League, on 0 clean sheets and 2.813 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 51 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 38th of 46 of the 46 full-backs in the Super League. At 28 Mendes is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2025/264 clubs
Current potential38th of 46 full-backs · Super League · 6 appsCurrent season28th of 46 full-backs · Super League · 6 apps28th-best full-back in the Super League177th in the Super League · potential38th-highest potential full-back in the Super League
35.6
Ratingi
38th of 46 full-backs
0.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
3.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.81
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fortuna Sittard finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.81
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
—
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 6 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 3.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.6, Mendes carries the 38th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Super League of 46 — though on just 6 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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