Alexandre Mendy (footballer, born 1994)

Alexandre Mendy
Mendy with Guingamp in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994
Place of birth Toulon, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Bordeaux
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Nice B 28 (18)
2013–2016 Nice 18 (1)
2014Strasbourg (loan) 13 (6)
2014–2015Nîmes (loan) 16 (3)
2016–2017 Guingamp 22 (3)
2017– Bordeaux 16 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:38, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Alexandre Mendy (born 20 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Girondins de Bordeaux.

Club career

A youth product of OGC Nice, Mendy was loaned six months in 2014 to semi-professional club Strasbourg to gain more playing time.[1] He was again loaned eight months later to Ligue 2 side Nîmes,[2] where he made his full professional in September 2014, in a 2–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Gazélec Ajaccio.[3]

On 21 June 2016, Mendy signed for Ligue 1 side Guingamp.[4] The transfer fee was estimated at between €600,000 and 1 million.[5]

In June 2017, Mendy moved to league rivals Girondins de Bordeaux signing a four-year deal.[5][6]

Personal life

Mendy is of Senegalese descent.[7]

He is the cousin of fellow footballers Nampalys Mendy and Bafétimbi Gomis.[8]

References

  1. "L'attaquant de l'OGC Nice Alexandre Mendy prêté à Strasbourg" (in French). nicematin.com. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. "A. Mendy (Nice) prêté à Nîmes" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. "GFC Ajaccio vs. Nîmes Olympique" (in French). lfp.fr. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. "Officiel : Alexandre Mendy signe à Guingamp" [Official: Alexandre Mendy signed for Guingamp]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Girondins : le Guingampais Alexandre Mendy va signer à Bordeaux". Sud Ouest (in French). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Alexandre Mendy a signé à Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. "Transfert: Bordeaux recrute Alexandre Mendy de Guingamp". 23 June 2017.
  8. "Alexandre et Nampalys Mendy, une histoire de famille dans le mercato bordelais ?". www.girondins33.com.


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