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Gambian footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacob Mendy Mendy (born 27 December 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL League One club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Mendy Mendy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Faji Kunda, The Gambia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Parla | ||
2014–2015 | Atlético Casarrubuelos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Atlético Madrid C | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Puerta Bonita | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Redhill | 36 | (11) |
2018–2019 | Carshalton Athletic | 36 | (5) |
2019–2021 | Wealdstone | 69 | (16) |
2021–2022 | Boreham Wood | 44 | (2) |
2022– | Wrexham | 50 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Gambia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 4 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:14, 23 January 2024 (UTC) |
Mendy was born in Gambia before moving to Parla, near Madrid at the age of six. As a youth player, Mendy played for Parla and Atlético Casarrubuelos.[3] He then briefly joined Atlético Madrid C before the team were disbanded in 2015.[4] He then had a short spell with Puerta Bonita before moving to England.[1][5] In 2017, he signed for English ninth tier side Redhill, scoring 13 goals in 40 games.[6][7] In 2018, he signed for Carshalton Athletic in the English seventh tier, scoring eight goals in 46 games.[8][9] In 2019, Mendy signed for English sixth tier club Wealdstone, helping them earn promotion to the English fifth tier.[10] In 2021, he signed for Boreham Wood in the English fifth tier.[11][12] In 2022, he signed for Welsh team Wrexham.[13][14]
On 6 June 2023, it was announced that Mendy had been named in The Gambia squad for their African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan on 14 June 2023.[15] He made his first international appearance against Ivory Coast in a World Cup qualifier on November 20.[16]
Mendy speaks four languages - Spanish, English, Portuguese and Manjak - and is eligible to represent Gambia internationally, having been born there, as well as Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Spain.[4] His cousin Carlos Mendes Gomes is also a footballer.[1]
When he first arrived in England, he worked as a construction worker, cleaner and waste collector.[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Redhill | 2017–18 | Combined Counties Football League | 36 | 11 | – | – | – | 36 | 11 | |||
Carshalton Athletic | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 40 | 6 | |
Wealdstone | 2019–20 | National League South | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | National League | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 9 | |||
Total | 69 | 16 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 72 | 16 | ||||
Boreham Wood | 2021–22 | National League | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
Wrexham | 2022–23 | National League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
2023–24 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
Total | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | ||
Career total | 235 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 258 | 41 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Wrexham
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