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
 Watford
(on loan from Lorient)
Number 27
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– Lorient 42 (1)
2025– → Watford (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Senegal U20 7 (0)
2022– Senegal 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2025
‡ 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 English EFL Championship club Watford on loan from French side Lorient, and the Senegal national team.

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Club career

On 1 September 2025, Mendy joined Watford in English EFL Championship on a season-long loan, with an option to buy. [2]

International career

Mendy made his debut for Senegal against Bolivia in September 2022. [3] He was non-playing member of Senegal's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [4]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Proximus League 120—00120
Amiens 2021–22 Ligue 2 31151—362
2022–23 Ligue 232100—321
Total63251—683
Lorient 2023–24 Ligue 1 18000—180
2024–25 Ligue 222100—221
Total40100—401
Watford (loan) 2025–26 EFL Championship 20000020
Career total117351001445

International

As of match played 25 October 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202220
202330
202461
Total111
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. [7]
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. ↑ "Official: Welcome Formose Mendy". Watford F.C. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Cup profile - Senegal". Supersport. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Formose Mendy at Soccerway
  7. 1 2 "Formose Mendy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ↑ 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.
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