Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)
_28_(cropped).jpg) Mendy in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Formose Jean-Pierre Mendy | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagny-sur-Marne, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nîmes | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | US Torcy | ||
| 2006–2009 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2009–2013 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Lille II | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Zulte Waregem | 34 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Red Star | 85 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Boulogne | 12 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Boulogne II | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Avranches | 31 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nîmes | 31 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | France U17 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 | |||
Formose Mendy (born 8 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National club Nîmes.
Club career
[edit]Mendy signed a contract with Zulte Waregem in 2013, having come through the youth system at Lille. In May 2014 he signed a two-year extension with the club with the option of two further years.[1]
In July 2016 Mendy signed a two-year contract with Red Star.[2] He was appointed captain during the 2017–18 season, following the injury to Matthieu Fontaine.[3] He extended his contract at the club for a further three years in May 2018.[4]
In July 2020, Mendy joined Championnat National rivals Boulogne.[5]
On 22 July 2022, Mendy signed a two-year deal with Avranches in Championnat National.[6]
International career
[edit]Mendy is a France youth international of Senegalese[7] and Bissau-Guinean descent, capped nine times at Under-17 level.[8] He was called up to the preliminary squad for Guinea Bissau for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zulte Waregem verlengt contract Formose Mendy" (in Dutch). hln.be. 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Formose Mendy (Zulte Waregem) rejoint le Red Star, club de D2 française" (in French). rtbf.be. 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Exclu - Formose Mendy : " Le Red Star est un Club Ghetto Super Classe "" (in French). onzemondial.com. 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Ligue 2 : Formose Mendy prolonge trois ans au Red Star" (in French). Le Parisien. 19 May 2018.
- ^ Liron, Sylvain (1 July 2020). "Football (National): Boulogne s'offre le capitaine du Red Star, Guyot fait le point". La Voix Du Nord (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "FORMOSE MENDY NOUVEAU JOUEUR DE L'US AVRANCHES !" (in French). US Avranches. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Formose, Jean MENDY". unfp.org. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Joueur - Formose MENDY - FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (6 January 2017). "Afcon 2017: Debutants Guinea Bissau name final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Formose Mendy at Soccerway
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- Living people
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- People from Lagny-sur-Marne
- Footballers from Seine-et-Marne
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
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- French men's footballers
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- Senegalese men's footballers
- US Torcy players
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- Lille OSC players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Red Star FC players
- US Boulogne players
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- Nîmes Olympique players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Championnat National players
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