Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)

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Formose Mendy
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Mendy in 2018
Personal information
Full name Formose Jean-Pierre Mendy
Date of birth (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Boulogne
Youth career
1999–2008 US Torcy
2008–2009 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– Boulogne 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 France U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:18, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:11, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Formose Mendy (born 8 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for US Boulogne.

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 US Boulogne.[5]

International career[]

Mendy is a France youth international of Bissau-Guinean descent, capped nine times at Under-17 level.[6] He was called up to the preliminary squad for Guinea Bissau for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]

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. ^ "Joueur - Formose MENDY - FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ Gleeson, Mark (6 January 2017). "Afcon 2017: Debutants Guinea Bissau name final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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