Ferland Mendy

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Ferland Mendy
Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-14-L.Millan (52109524189) (cropped).jpg
Mendy in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ferland Sinna Mendy [1]
Date of birth (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2004 Ecquevilly EFC
2004–2012 Paris Saint-Germain
2012–2013 FC Mantois 78
2013–2015 Le Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Le Havre II 56 (1)
2015–2017 Le Havre 47 (2)
2017–2019 Lyon 57 (2)
2019– Real Madrid 112 (4)
International career‡
2018– France 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:33, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Ferland Sinna Mendy (born 8 June 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.

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Early and personal life

Mendy was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, [2] and grew up in Ecquevilly, in the western suburbs of Paris. [4] He is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent. [5] [6] He acquired French nationality on 16 January 2007, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization. [7]

He is a cousin of goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli and the Senegal national team. [8]

At the age of 15 he spent time in a wheelchair and was told he might never play football again. [9]

Club career

Early career

During the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Mendy made 35 appearances for Le Havre. [10]

Lyon

Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on 29 June 2017 on a five-year contract. [11] The transfer fee paid to Le Havre was reported as €5 million plus a possible €1 million in bonuses. [10] On 19 September 2018, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 away win over Manchester City in the 2018–19 season. [12]

Real Madrid

Mendy with the other Real Madrid teammates in 2022 at the Virgin of Almudena Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-49-L.Millan (52109311048).jpg
Mendy with the other Real Madrid teammates in 2022 at the Virgin of Almudena

On 12 June 2019, Mendy signed for La Liga club Real Madrid on a six-year contract for an initial fee of €48 million, potentially rising to €53 million with add-ons. [13] [14] He made his debut on 1 September 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw at Villarreal. [15] His first goal came on 13 July 2020, in a 2–1 victory over Granada. [16] During the league season he appeared in 25 matches, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga. [17]

On 24 February 2021, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–0 away win over Atalanta in the 2020–21 season round of 16. [18] In the 2021–22 Champions League semi-final second leg, he made a goal-line clearance to prevent Manchester City's Jack Grealish from scoring in the 87th minute and keep the score at 0–1. [19] However, Real Madrid managed to turn the tie by late goals and extra-time to win 3–1 (6–5 on aggregate) and reach the final. [20]

International career

In November 2018, Mendy was called up into the French senior team for the first time after the injury-enforced withdrawal of Benjamin Mendy (no relation) for the matches against Netherlands and Uruguay. He made his debut against the latter playing all 90 minutes of a 1–0 home win. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2013–14 [2] CFA 2 200————200
2014–15 [2] CFA 2230————230
2015–16 [2] CFA 2131————131
Total561————561
Le Havre 2014–15 [22] Ligue 2 100000——10
2015–16 [22] Ligue 21101000——120
2016–17 [22] Ligue 23521020——382
Total4722020——512
Lyon 2017–18 [2] Ligue 1 27000107 [lower-alpha 3] 0—350
2018–19 [2] Ligue 130241208 [lower-alpha 4] 0—443
Total5724130150—793
Real Madrid 2019–20 [2] La Liga 25100—5 [lower-alpha 4] 02 [lower-alpha 5] 0321
2020–21 [2] La Liga26100—11 [lower-alpha 4] 110382
2021–22 [2] La Liga22210—10 [lower-alpha 4] 02 [lower-alpha 5] 0352
2022–23 [2] La Liga18020—5 [lower-alpha 4] 03 [lower-alpha 6] 0280
2023–24 [2] La Liga21010—8 [lower-alpha 4] 02 [lower-alpha 5] 1321
Total112440—1911011656
Career total27291015054110135112
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 25 September 2022 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201930
202030
202220
Total90

Honours

Real Madrid

Individual

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