Ferland Mendy

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Ferland Mendy
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Mendy in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ferland Sinna Mendy [1]
Date of birth (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2004 Ecquevilly EFC
2004–2012 Paris Saint-Germain
2012–2013 Mantois
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 128 (4)
International career‡
2018– France 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:34, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:34, 9 June 2024 (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 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. [7]

He is a Muslim. [8]

Club career

Early career

During the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Mendy made 35 appearances for Le Havre. [9]

Mendy with Lyon in 2017 Ferland Mendy 2017 (cropped).jpg
Mendy with Lyon in 2017

Lyon

Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on 29 June 2017 on a five-year contract. [10] The transfer fee paid to Le Havre was reported as €5 million plus a possible €1 million in bonuses. [9] On 19 September 2018, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 away win over Manchester City in the 2018–19 season. [11]

Real Madrid

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. [12] [13] He made his debut on 1 September 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw at Villarreal. [14] His first goal came on 13 July 2020, in a 2–1 victory over Granada. [15] During the league season he appeared in 25 matches, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga. [16]

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. [17] 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. [18] 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. [19]

International career

In November 2018, Mendy was called up for the France national team for the first time after the injury-enforced withdrawal of Benjamin Mendy for the matches against Netherlands and Uruguay. He made his debut against the latter playing all 90 minutes of a 1–0 home win. [20]

On 16 May 2024, Mendy was selected for France to participate in the UEFA Euro 2024. He did not play any matches. [21]

Personal life

Mendy is a cousin of goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli and the Senegal national team. [22]

At the age of 15, Mendy spent time in a wheelchair after hip surgery and was told he might never play football again. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] 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 [24] Ligue 2 100000——10
2015–16 [24] Ligue 21101000——120
2016–17 [24] Ligue 23521020——382
Total4722020——512
Lyon 2017–18 [2] Ligue 1 27000107 [c] 0—350
2018–19 [2] Ligue 130241208 [d] 0—443
Total5724130150—793
Real Madrid 2019–20 [2] La Liga 25100—5 [d] 02 [e] 0321
2020–21 [2] La Liga26100—11 [d] 110382
2021–22 [2] La Liga22210—10 [d] 02 [e] 0352
2022–23 [2] La Liga18020—5 [d] 03 [f] 0280
2023–24 [2] La Liga23010—11 [d] 02 [e] 1371
2024–25 [2] La Liga14030—11 [d] 03 [g] 0310
2025–26 [2] La Liga0000—000000
Total128470—5311312016
Career total28891315068113138712
  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 7 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
  7. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 9 June 2024 [25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201930
202030
202220
202410
Total100

Honours

Real Madrid

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2022/2023: Booking List before Quarter-finals, 1st leg" (PDF). UEFA. 5 April 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "F. Mendy: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "F. Mendy". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Yvelines. Ecquevilly : Ils sont tous fiers de Ferland Mendy !". actu.fr (in French). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sénégal: Aliou Cissé met la pression sur Ferland Mendy" [Senegal: Aliou Cissé puts pressure on Ferland Mendy]. Afrik-Foot (in French). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Football : le Sénégal rêve de Ferland Mendy – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com.
  7. ↑ "JORF n° 0015 du 18 janvier 2007 – Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 1102. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Ukpai, Kingsley (28 February 2025). "Which Real Madrid players will be fasting during this Ramadan". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Lyon a présenté Ferland Mendy" [Lyon introduced Ferland Mendy]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Smith, Jamie (29 June 2017). "Lyon sign Mendy but Ghezzal and Gonalons to depart". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Man. City 1–2 Lyon". UEFA. 19 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Announcement: Mendy". Real Madrid CF. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Ferland Mendy completes move to Real Madrid". Olympique Lyonnais. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Bale rescues a draw for Real Madrid". Marca. Spain. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Mendy scores first Real Madrid goal with exceptional finish in 8/10 display as Los Blancos top Granada". Marca. Spain. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season". Marca. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Atalanta v Real Madrid: Champions League last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian. 24 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–1 Man City: Ferland Mendy's insane 87th minute clearance". GiveMeSport. 5 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–1 Man City". The Guardian. 4 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "World champion France beats Uruguay to cap successful year". USA Today. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Les vingt-cinq Bleus pour l'Euro" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Édouard Mendy: 5 things on the Rennes and Senegal goalkeeper". Ligue 1. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Ferland Mendy: 'I was in a wheelchair, now I'm at Real Madrid'". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  24. 1 2 3 "Ferland Mendy". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Ferland Mendy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Real Madrid win 2019/20 LaLiga Santander". LaLiga. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  27. ↑ Westwood, James (30 April 2022). "Real Madrid clinch 35th La Liga title with four games to spare after victory over Espanyol". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  28. ↑ "Real Madrid crowned champions after Barca's defeat at Girona". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  29. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–1 Osasuna: Rodrygo scores twice as Madrid win Copa del Rey". BBC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  30. ↑ "Real Madrid win the Supercopa from the spot". Marca. Spain. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  31. ↑ Mctear, Euan (16 January 2022). "Modric and Benzema fire Real Madrid to the Supercopa title". Marca. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "Real Madrid win back their Super Cup crown (4–1)". Real Federación Española de Fútbol . 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  33. ↑ "Champions League final: Vinícius Júnior scores only goal as Real Madrid deny Liverpool again". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  34. ↑ "Champions League: Real Madrid beat Dortmund for 15th title". espn.co.uk. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  35. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Five-star Madrid triumph in Helsinki". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  36. ↑ Sutcliffe, Steven (14 August 2024). "Real Madrid 2–0 Atalanta". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  37. ↑ "TROPHÉES UNFP : LE PALMARÈS COMPLET DE L'ÉDITION 2017". Sport24 (in French). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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  39. ↑ "Mbappé wins awards double". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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