Formose Mendy (footballer, born 2001)

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Formose Mendy
Personal information
Full name Formose Mendy [1]
Date of birth (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Lorient
Number 5
Youth career
–2019 AF Darou Salam
2019–2020 Porto
2020–2021 Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Club NXT 12 (0)
2021–2023 Amiens 63 (2)
2023–2025 Lorient 40 (1)
2025– Watford F.C. 0 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Senegal U20 7 (0)
2022– Senegal 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:37, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 January 2024

Formose Mendy (born 2 January 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Watford Football Club Watford Football Club and the Senegal national team.

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International career

Mendy made his debut for Senegal against Bolivia in September 2022. [2] He was non-playing member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [3]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 May 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Proximus League 12000120
Amiens 2021–22 Ligue 2 31151362
2022–23 Ligue 232100321
Total63251683
Lorient 2023–24 Ligue 1 18000180
2024–25 Ligue 222100221
Total40100401
Career total115351001425

International

As of match played 25 October 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202220
202330
202461
Total111
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. [6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 January 2024 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar, SenegalFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–01–0 Friendly

Honours

Lorient

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "World Cup profile - Senegal". Supersport. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. Formose Mendy at Soccerway
  6. 1 2 "Formose Mendy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.