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Fidel Mendonça
Cape Verdean basketball player
Fidel Mendonça (born 7 July 1984) is a Cape Verdean basketball player for Prédio and the Cape Verde national basketball team. Standing at 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in), he plays as shooting guard.
| Prédio | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Proliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 39) Praia, Cape Verde |
| Nationality | Cape Verdean |
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2013 | Sport Algés e Dafundo |
| 2013–2018 | AD Bairro |
| 2018–2020 | Prédio |
| 2021–2022 | AD Galomar |
| 2022–present | Prédio |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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From 2010 to 2013, Mendonça played in Portugal for second division Proliga club Sport Algés e Dafundo.[1]
Mendonça played several seasons for AD Bairro. He won the Cape Verdean Basketball Championship three times with the team, and was named MVP for four seasons in a row.
In 2018, Mendonça joined Cape Verdean club Prédio.[2] With Prédio, he won the Cape Verdean national championship two times.[3]
For the 2021–22 season, he signed with AD Galomar in the Proliga.[3]
Mendonça has been a long-time member of the Cape Verde national basketball team, since 2006.[4] He is also the captain of the team.
He helped his country capture the fourth place at AfroBasket 2021, contributing 8 points per game.[5]
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- "Basquetebol: Fidel Mendonça quer levar Prédio à conquista do Nacional "o mais rápido possível"". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Basquetebol: Fidel Mendonça de volta a Pro-liga portuguesa". Rtc.cv (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Fidel Mendonça" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Fidel MENDONÇA at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- Fidel Mendonça at Eurobasket.com
- Fidel Mendonça at RealGM
- Fidel Mendonça at Proballers
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