Ryan Mendes da Graca
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Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990 in Fogo
) is a Cape Verde
an football winger who plays for Le Havre AC
in the Ligue 2
.
and was in summer 2008 sold from Le Havre AC
, who played his European debut on 25 match day of the Ligue 1
on 13 May 2009 against AS Saint-Étienne
.
and played formerly with the U-16 on an International Tournament for Under-16 years old players in Gonfreville-L'Orcher.
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...
) is a Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an football winger who plays for Le Havre AC
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...
in the Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
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Career
Mendes da Graça began his career with Batuque FCBatuque FC
Batuque Futebol Clube is a football club that had played in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente...
and was in summer 2008 sold from Le Havre AC
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...
, who played his European debut on 25 match day of the Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
on 13 May 2009 against AS Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...
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International career
He is also member of the Cape Verde U-21 national teamCape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...
and played formerly with the U-16 on an International Tournament for Under-16 years old players in Gonfreville-L'Orcher.