He signed his first professional contract with 14-year-old son of world champion Ronaldinho.
By 2025, Joao Mendes signed an agreement with the Brazilian Cup Winner Cruzeiro, who has been on the U14 team so far.
"Promising soccer player, technically trained and very fast," praised Amarildo Ribeiro, the junior coach.
The young player had previously applied to the U13 framework of the Belo Horizonte association for not telling that the 97-fold national team Ronaldinho was his father. He only discovered his identity when he was admitted to the age group.
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