Alexandre Mendy (footballer, born 1994)
Mendy with Guingamp in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Toulon, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Caen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Nice B | 28 | (18) |
2013–2016 | Nice | 18 | (1) |
2014 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2014–2015 | → Nîmes (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Guingamp | 22 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Bordeaux | 16 | (4) |
2018–2019 | → Guingamp (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Brest (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2020– | Caen | 136 | (61) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Guinea-Bissau | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:19, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2023 |
Alexandre Mendy (born 20 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Caen. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
A youth product of 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 Bordeaux, signing a four-year deal.[5][6]
International career
Mendy is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.[7] He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team in October 2020.[8][9] Mendy debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 15 November 2020.[10]
Personal life
Mendy is the cousin of fellow footballers Nampalys Mendy and Bafétimbi Gomis.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2024[12]
Club | Season | Division | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Nice | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 21 | 6 | |||
Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
Strasbourg (loan) | 2013–14 | Championnat National | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 6 | ||
Nîmes (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
Guingamp | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |
Bordeaux | 2017–18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Guingamp (loan) | 2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
Brest (loan) | 2019–20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
Caen | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 16 | ||||
2022–23 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 21 | ||||
2023–24 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 23 | ||||
Total | 136 | 61 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 142 | 65 | ||||
Career total | 257 | 84 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 98 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Guingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19[13]
Individual
- Ligue 2 top goalscorer: 2023–24[14]
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24[15]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "A. Mendy (Nice) prêté à Nîmes" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "GFC Ajaccio vs. Nîmes Olympique" (in French). lfp.fr. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Officiel : Alexandre Mendy signe à Guingamp" [Official: Alexandre Mendy signed for Guingamp]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Girondins : le Guingampais Alexandre Mendy va signer à Bordeaux". Sud Ouest (in French). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Alexandre Mendy a signé à Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Transfert: Bordeaux recrute Alexandre Mendy de Guingamp". 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Alexandre Mendy, Opa Sanganté : bientôt renforts de la Guinée-Bissau". October 2020.
- ^ Lopes, Gervásio José Francisco. "ÚLTIMA HORA: ALEXANDRE MENDY E OPA SANGANTE SERÃO NOVIDADES NA SELEÇÃO NACIONAL". SOU DJURTU. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Mané envoie le Sénégal à la CAN". 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Alexandre et Nampalys Mendy, une histoire de famille dans le mercato bordelais ?". www.girondins33.com.
- ^ Alexandre Mendy at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ RENOUF, Victor (17 May 2024). "SM Caen. Alexandre Mendy termine meilleur buteur de Ligue 2". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Ouest-France (13 May 2024). "Trophées UNFP. L'équipe type de la saison de L2 : Auxerre en force, Angers et Caen bien représentés". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links
- Alexandre Mendy – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Alexandre Mendy at Soccerway
- Alexandre Mendy foot-national.com Profile
- Alexandre Mendy at National-Football-Teams.com
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