Elvis Mendes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.

Edmilson Jesus Moreira Mendes (born 8 May 1997), better known as Elvis Mendes, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Portuguese Campeonato de Portugal club Louletano.

Elvis Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Edmilson Jesus Moreira Mendes
Date of birth	(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Louletano
Number	50
Youth career
2013–2014	Catujalense
2014–2015	Povoense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Povoense	2	(0)
2015–2016	GS Loures	0	(0)
2016–2017	CD Gouveia	27	(0)
2017–2019	Armacenenses	58	(1)
2019–2021	Louletano	21	(0)
2021–2022	Benfica e Castelo Branco	23	(0)
2022–2023	Louletano	32	(2)
2023–2024	Oliveira do Hospital	14	(0)
2024–2025	Académica	21	(0)
2025–	Louletano	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–	Cape Verde	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:46, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

International career

Mendes was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team in May 2018 for two international friendlies.^[1] He made his debut in a 0–0 (4–3) penalty shootout win over Andorra on 3 June 2018.^[2]