Alexandre Mendy (footballer, born 1994)

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Alexandre Mendy
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Mendy with Guingamp in 2016
Personal information
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
Number 19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Nice B 19 (12)
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 Ligue 2 club Caen. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

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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]

On 29 October 2024, Mendy became the all-time top scorer of Caen after netting a brace in a 3–0 win over Martigues. His second goal of the match was his 70th for Caen, surpassing Cyrille Watier's previous record of 69 goals for the club. [7]

International career

Mendy is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent. [8] He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team in October 2020. [9] [10] Mendy debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 15 November 2020. [11]

Personal life

Mendy is the cousin of fellow footballers Nampalys Mendy and Bafétimbi Gomis. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice B 2013–14 CFA 139———139
2015–16 CFA63———63
Total1912———1912
Strasbourg (loan) 2013–14 National 13600——136
Nîmes (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 1631000—173
Nîmes B (loan) 2014–15 CFA 2 96———96
Nice 2015–16 Ligue 1 1811124—216
Guingamp 2016–17 Ligue 12234330—296
Guingamp B 2016–17 CFA 210———10
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 116400002 [a] 0184
Bordeaux B 2018–19 National 2 43———43
Guingamp (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 11633141—235
Brest (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 12031030—243
Caen 2020–21 Ligue 230421——325
2021–22 Ligue 2321600——3216
2022–23 Ligue 2371922——3921
2023–24 Ligue 2372221——3923
2024–25 Ligue 210700——107
Total1466864——15272
Career total30011216912520330126
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Guingamp

Individual

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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. ↑ "Alexandre Mendy becomes SM Caen's all-time top scorer - Get French Football News". 31 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Transfert: Bordeaux recrute Alexandre Mendy de Guingamp". 23 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Alexandre Mendy, Opa Sanganté : bientôt renforts de la Guinée-Bissau". October 2020.
  10. ↑ Lopes, Gervásio José Francisco. "ÚLTIMA HORA: ALEXANDRE MENDY E OPA SANGANTE SERÃO NOVIDADES NA SELEÇÃO NACIONAL". SOU DJURTU. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mané envoie le Sénégal à la CAN". 15 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Alexandre et Nampalys Mendy, une histoire de famille dans le mercato bordelais ?". www.girondins33.com.
  13. ↑ Alexandre Mendy at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  15. ↑ RENOUF, Victor (17 May 2024). "SM Caen. Alexandre Mendy termine meilleur buteur de Ligue 2". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  16. ↑ 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.


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