Official! Pedro Mendes moves on, ex-Sporting joins Turkish runners-up | OneFootball

It’s official. Gençlerbirliği, currently second in the Turkish league, have secured the signing of Pedro Mendes, from Modena. The striker is heading to Turkish football, strengthening a team that has made a positive start to the competition.

The forward leaves Modena, a club that competes in Italy’s Serie B, to sign a two-season contract. Last season, the 26-year-old player featured in 34 matches, contributing four goals and one assist.

The striker, who came through the youth setup and first team at Sporting, and also represented Rio Ave and Nacional, is now embarking on his fourth spell outside Portugal. The challenge in Turkey represents another step in his career.

The Turkish club, managed by Metin Diyadin, already had other players linked to Portuguese football, such as Tiago Gouveia and Rafael Luís, who were also signed in this transfer window, as well as Pedro Pereira, Kévin Rodrigues and Peter Etebo.

For Sporting, the former Portugal under-21 international was a regular presence in the under-23 team, making 55 appearances and scoring 33 goals. He was promoted to the first team 12 times, but only scored once, against PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League group stage in the 2019/20 season.

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