Mendes Gomes began his career in the youth ranks of UD Las Palmas in Spain before moving to England to join the academy of Huddersfield Town. He made his senior debut for Huddersfield in the EFL Trophy in 2017 before going on loan to Braintree Town in the National League to gain more playing experience. Mendes Gomes then joined Morecambe in 2018, where he flourished and became a key player for the club, scoring crucial goals in their successful promotion campaign to League One.