Ryan Mendes da Graça

Cape Verdean footballer

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Born: January 8, 1990
Age in 2026: 36
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1990

About Ryan Mendes da Graça

Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (Portuguese: [ʀi.ˈɐ̃ i.ˈzak ˈmẽ.dɨʒ dɐ ˈɡɾa.sɐ]; born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Cape Verde national team. He spent most of his club career in France with Le Havre and Lille, and in the UAE Pro League with Sharjah and Al-Nasr. He also had brief spells in England's Championship with Nottingham Forest, and the Turkish Süper Lig with Kayserispor, Fatih Karagümrük, Kocaelispor and Iğdır. Mendes made his senior international debut for Cape Verde in 2010. He has since earned 100 caps, and is currently both the team's record appearance holder and all-time top goalscorer. He represented the nation at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023, and at their debut FIFA World Cup in 2026.

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Career and life highlights

He won the league in his first season.

The world when Ryan Mendes da Graça was born

Ryan Mendes da Graça was born in 1990. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1990

#1 song"Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
Top movieDances with Wolves
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookJurassic Park – Michael Crichton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBuster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in biggest upset ever
Top headlineNelson Mandela freed after 27 years
Technology milestoneHubble Space Telescope launched
Defining fadNinja Turtles mania
Notable inventionWorld Wide Web goes public
World population5.28 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population249.6M

1990 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ryan Mendes da Graça's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1990	2026
Gas	$1.16	$3.45/gal
Average home	$95,500	$435,000
Average income	$35,353	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.80	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.23	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	249.6M	341 million

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