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Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)

Formose Mendy
Mendy in 2018
Personal information
Full name Formose Jean-Pierre Mendy
Date of birth (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31)
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

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

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

  1. ^ "Zulte Waregem verlengt contract Formose Mendy" (in Dutch). hln.be. 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Formose Mendy (Zulte Waregem) rejoint le Red Star, club de D2 française" (in French). rtbf.be. 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Exclu - Formose Mendy : " Le Red Star est un Club Ghetto Super Classe "" (in French). onzemondial.com. 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Ligue 2 : Formose Mendy prolonge trois ans au Red Star" (in French). Le Parisien. 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "FORMOSE MENDY NOUVEAU JOUEUR DE L'US AVRANCHES !" (in French). US Avranches. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Formose, Jean MENDY". unfp.org. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Joueur - Formose MENDY - FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ Gleeson, Mark (6 January 2017). "Afcon 2017: Debutants Guinea Bissau name final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.