Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)

Formose Mendy (born 8 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National club Nîmes.

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	44	(1)
International career
2009–2010	France U17	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

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.

External links

• Formose Mendy at Soccerway