António Manuel Fernandes Mendes (born 23 October 1992), known as Tomané, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Farense.

Tomané
Personal information
Full name António Manuel Fernandes Mendes[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Fafe, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Farense
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2005 Boavista
2006–2011 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Vitória Guimarães 70 (9)
2012–2014 Vitória Guimarães B 46 (7)
2011–2012Limianos (loan) 18 (1)
2016MSV Duisburg (loan) 9 (0)
2016 Panetolikos 11 (1)
2017 Arouca 17 (3)
2017–2019 Tondela 63 (21)
2019–2020 Red Star 22 (6)
2020–2023 Samsunspor 47 (12)
2023–2024 APOEL 25 (3)
2024– Farense 2 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2010 Portugal U19 2 (2)
2012–2014 Portugal U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Vitória Guimarães

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Tomané was born in Fafe, Braga District. On 16 August 2010, while still a junior at Vitória de Guimarães (he arrived at the club's youth system at the age of 13), he made his professional – and Primeira Liga – debut, taking the pitch in the 67th minute of a 0–0 away draw against S.C. Olhanense;[2] it would be his only appearance of the season.

For the 2011–12 campaign, Tomané was loaned to A.D. Os Limianos in the third division.[3] After returning, he alternated between the first team and the reserves,[4] never scoring more than four league goals for the former during his spell.

On 27 January 2016, Tomané signed a five-month loan with MSV Duisburg.[5] His first match in the 2. Bundesliga occurred on 8 February, as he played 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss at Arminia Bielefeld.[6]

Panetolikos

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On 15 June 2016, Tomané joined Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. on a three-year contract.[7] He scored his only goal for them on 15 October, helping the hosts to defeat PAE Kerkyra 4–0 by netting shortly after kick-off.[8][9]

Return to Portugal

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Tomané returned to his country and its top division on 30 December 2016, agreeing to a deal at F.C. Arouca until June 2019.[10] In the ensuing off-season, however, following his team's relegation, he moved to C.D. Tondela.[11]

As his side avoided relegation in the last matchday of the 2018–19 season, Tomané helped with a career-best 12 goals (14 in all competitions).[12]

Red Star

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On 2 July 2019, Tomané signed for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.[13] He scored five times in his debut campaign to win the SuperLiga,[14] his first goal coming on 17 August in a 3–2 away win over FK Spartak Subotica.[15]

Later career

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Tomané changed teams and countries again in summer 2020, on a three-year contract at Samsunspor of the Turkish TFF First League.[16] He won promotion to the Süper Lig in 2022–23, but featured sparingly in the process;[17] he dealt with several injury problems during his tenure.[18]

On 28 June 2023, Tomané signed for APOEL FC.[19]

International career

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Tomané earned four caps for the Portugal under-21 team in slightly less than two years. His first arrived on 15 October 2012, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly home loss to Ukraine.[20]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2023–24 season[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória Guimarães 2010–11 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 21 4 2 0 1 1 5 1 29 6
2014–15 32 4 2 0 1 0 35 4
2015–16 16 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 20 2
Total 70 9 5 0 3 1 7 2 85 12
Vitória Guimarães B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 36 4 36 4
2013–14 Campeonato Nacional 10 3 10 3
Total 46 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 7
Limianos (loan) 2011–12 Segunda Divisão 18 1 0 0 18 1
MSV Duisburg (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 9 0
Panetolikos 2016–17 Super League Greece 11 1 2 0 13 1
Arouca 2016–17 Primeira Liga 17 3 0 0 17 3
Tondela 2017–18 32 9 1 0 33 9
2018–19 31 12 3 2 2 0 36 14
Total 63 21 4 2 2 0 69 23
Red Star 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 18 5 3 1 5[a] 0 26 6
2020–21 4 1 0 0 2[a] 1 6 2
Total 22 6 3 1 7 1 32 8
Samsunspor 2020–21 TFF First League 5 1 0 0 5 1
2021–22 34 10 0 0 34 10
2022–23 8 1 0 0 8 1
Total 47 12 0 0 47 12
APOEL 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 25 3 0 0 6 0 31 3
Career total 328 63 14 3 11 1 14 3 367 70
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Red Star

Samsunspor

APOEL

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tomané" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Anjinho, Jorge (16 August 2010). "Olhanense-V. Guimarães, 0–0 (crónica)" [Olhanense-V. Guimarães, 0–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Bruno Alves e Tomané acertam renovação" [Bruno Alves and Tomané agree to renewal]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ Pires, Sérgio (3 November 2014). "Os segredos do sucesso do Vitória de Guimarães" [The secret to Vitória de Guimarães' success]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Neuzugang Tomane heiß: 100 Prozent für das Team!" [Newcomer Tomane: 100 percent for the team!] (in German). MSV Duisburg. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. ^ "2. Bundesliga: Arminia Bielefeld schlägt den MSV Duisburg" [2. Bundesliga: Arminia Bielefeld beat MSV Duisburg]. Der Spiegel (in German). 8 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ^ Τομανέ για τρία χρόνια [Tomané for three years] (in Greek). Panetolikos F.C. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ Karakousis, Fotis (15 October 2016). Παναιτωλικός – Κέρκυρα 4–0 (vid) [Panetolikos – Kerkyra 4–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Panaitolikos 4–0 Kerkyra" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  10. ^ "OFICIAL: Tomané regressa a Portugal e assina pelo Arouca" [OFFICIAL: Tomané returns to Portugal and signs for Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL: Tomané assina pelo Tondela até 2020" [OFFICIAL: Tomané signs for Tondela until 2020] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Tomané de saída do Tondela" [Tomané leaving Tondela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Tomane konačno sleteo na Marakanu: Srećan sam, bila je velika borba..." [Tomane finally landed on Marakana: I am happy, it was a rough fight...] (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  14. ^ a b "VÍDEO: Estrela Vermelha de Tomané goleia e é tricampeão da Sérvia" [VIDEO: Tomané's Red Star rout and are back-to-back-to-back champions in Serbia] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Spektakl u Subotici, Tomane pogodio za Zvezdinu triler pobedu! (VIDEO)" [Show in Subotica, Tomané scored for Star's thrilling win! (VIDEO)]. Telegraf (in Serbian). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ Gomes, Rui Miguel (15 September 2020). "Tomané apresentado no Samsunspor da Turquia" [Tomané presented at Turkey's Samsunspor]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Fafense Tomané sagra-se campeão na Turquia ao serviço do Samsunspor" [Fafe native Tomané is crowned champion in Turkey at the service of Samsunspor]. Expresso de Fafe (in Portuguese). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  18. ^ "VÍDEO: Tomané volta aos golos um ano depois e emociona-se" [VIDEO: Tomané returns to goals one year later and is moved] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Oficial: Tomané junta-se a Sá Pinto e Wilson Eduardo no Chipre" [Official: Tomané joins Sá Pinto and Wilson Eduardo in Cyprus]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Portugal perdeu com a Ucrânia" [Portugal lost to Ukraine]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  21. ^ Tomané at Soccerway  
  22. ^ "Sá Pinto conduz APOEL ao 29.º título no Chipre (vídeo)" [Sá Pinto leads APOEL to 29th title in Cyprus (video)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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