Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)

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

Formose Mendy
Mendy in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Formose Jean-Pierre Mendy
Date of birth (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Red Star
Number 19
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– Red Star 83 (6)
National team‡
2009–2010 France U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:11, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

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]

International career

Mendy is a France youth international of Bissau-Guinean descent, capped nine times at Under-17 level.[5] He was called up to the preliminary squad for Guinea Bissau for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

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. "Joueur - Formose MENDY - FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. 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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