OrcaScore
10

Midfielder

Brais Méndez

Injured — Thigh Injury · Back: 11 Nov 2026
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Appearances
19
1,425 min
Goals
8
G+A per 90: 0.69
Assists
3
Average rating
7.32
Age29
Date of birth7 Jan 1997
Height184 cm
Weight76 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€6.3M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Thigh Injury · Day-to-day Since 27 Oct 2026 · Back: 11 Nov 2026
  • Injury Thigh Injury · Doubtful Ended: 29 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts13 / 10
Minutes967
Rating7.33
Goals / Assists5 / 2
Shots (on target)38 (19)
Passes · accuracy547 · 86%
Key passes26
Tackles / Interceptions17 / 6
Duels won41 / 104
Successful dribbles8
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists2.79 / 3.18
Detailed statistics
Big chances created4
Big chances missed2
Goal conversion13%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box3
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls15
Accurate crosses11
Touches776
Possession lost169
Dispossessed13
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won40
Clearances5
Ball recoveries33
Fouls won15
Fouls committed13
Offsides6
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)112.12
Top speed (km/h)30.93
Appearances / Starts4 / 3
Minutes248
Rating7.23
Goals / Assists2 / 1
Shots (on target)9 (6)
Passes · accuracy133 · 91%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 1
Duels won12 / 33
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 1
Expected goals / assists1.02 / 0.39
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion22%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses4
Touches200
Possession lost44
Dispossessed7
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won12
Clearances1
Ball recoveries7
Fouls won8
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes210
Rating7.40
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (1)
Passes · accuracy87 · 84%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 0
Duels won13 / 27
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion20%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses1
Touches136
Possession lost34
Dispossessed3
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won12
Clearances5
Ball recoveries10
Fouls won6
Fouls committed4
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking65
Technical52
Tactical54
Defending38
Creativity63

Characteristics

Strengths

2634

Weaknesses

14

National team

  • Spain4 caps · 1 goals · debut Nov 2018

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
22 Oct 2026 Columbus Crew – St.Louis City 3–5 120' 7.1
19 Oct 2026 FC Cincinnati – Columbus Crew 0–2 45' 6.7
15 Oct 2026 Columbus Crew – Charlotte FC 3–1 90' 9.3
11 Oct 2026 Orlando City SC – Columbus Crew 3–2 90' 9.3
28 Sep 2026 Columbus Crew – Inter Miami CF 2–1 90' 6.8
20 Sep 2026 CF Montréal – Columbus Crew 0–2 90' 7.9
17 Sep 2026 Columbus Crew – Orlando City SC 2–1 90' 7.7
13 Sep 2026 Columbus Crew – New York Red Bulls 0–1 90' 6.7
10 Sep 2026 DC United – Columbus Crew 2–1 45' 6.8
6 Sep 2026 Columbus Crew – Colorado Rapids 3–0 90' 6.8
30 Aug 2026 Columbus Crew – New England Revolution 1–3 89' 7.5
27 Aug 2026 Club América – Columbus Crew 2–0 66' 6.4
23 Aug 2026 Nashville SC – Columbus Crew 3–2 84' 6.7
20 Aug 2026 Columbus Crew – CF Montréal 1–2 90' 6.7
16 Aug 2026 Charlotte FC – Columbus Crew 3–1 45' 6.6

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 20M €
  1. Transfer 6M €
  2. Transfer 14M €
  3. Transfer
  4. Transfer
  5. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 5 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)37
Average rating7.05
Last match rating7.122 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.05 Dec 2025 Aug 2026 Oct 2026 7.1

Last 10 matches

7.1 6.7 9.3 9.3 6.8 7.9 7.7 6.7 6.8 6.8

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 MLS Columbus Crew 13 (10) 967 5 2 7.33
2026 Leagues Cup Columbus Crew 4 (3) 248 2 1 7.23
2026 US Open Cup Columbus Crew 2 (2) 210 1 0 7.40

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

MLS 2026 · percentile among forwards (85 players)

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50 Goals 39 xG 8 Shots 37 xA 61 Key passes 61 Successful dribbles 44 Aerials won 17 Rating 56

8 matches · 668 min

Brais Méndez: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Goals / 90 min 0.27
39
xG / 90 min 0.11
8
Shots / 90 min 2.29
37
xA / 90 min 0.16
61
Key passes / 90 min 1.62
61
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.67
44
Aerials won / 90 min 0.13
17
Rating 6.99
56

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