Jacob Mendy

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Jacob Mendy
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Mendy playing for The Gambia in an AFCON match
Personal information
Full name Jacob Mendy Mendy [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Faji Kunda, The Gambia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team information
Current team
Wrexham
Number 19
Youth career
–2014 Parla
2014–2015 Atlético Casarrubuelos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Atlético Madrid C 0 (0)
2015–2016 Puerta Bonita 1 (0)
2017–2018 Redhill 36 (11)
2018–2019 Carshalton Athletic 36 (5)
2019–2021 Wealdstone 69 (16)
2021–2022 Boreham Wood 44 (2)
2022– Wrexham 50 (6)
International career
2023– Gambia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:14, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Jacob Mendy Mendy (born 27 December 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL League One club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.

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Career

Early life and club career

Mendy was born in Gambia before moving to Parla, near Madrid at the age of six. As a youth player, Mendy played for Parla and Atlético Casarrubuelos. [3] He then briefly joined Atlético Madrid C before the team were disbanded in 2015. [4] He then had a short spell with Puerta Bonita before moving to England. [1] [5] In 2017, he signed for English ninth tier side Redhill, scoring 13 goals in 40 games. [6] [7] In 2018, he signed for Carshalton Athletic in the English seventh tier, scoring eight goals in 46 games. [8] [9] In 2019, Mendy signed for English sixth tier club Wealdstone, helping them earn promotion to the English fifth tier. [10] In 2021, he signed for Boreham Wood in the English fifth tier. [11] [12] In 2022, he signed for Welsh team Wrexham. [13] [14]

International career

On 6 June 2023, it was announced that Mendy had been named in The Gambia squad for their African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan on 14 June 2023. [15] He made his first international appearance against Ivory Coast in a World Cup qualifier on November 20. [16]

Personal life

Mendy speaks four languages - Spanish, English, Portuguese and Manjak - and is eligible to represent Gambia internationally, having been born there, as well as Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Spain. [4] His cousin Carlos Mendes Gomes is also a footballer. [1]

When he first arrived in England, he worked as a construction worker, cleaner and waste collector. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2024 [17] [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Redhill 2017–18 Combined Counties Football League 36113611
Carshalton Athletic 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier 365004 [lower-alpha 1] 1406
Wealdstone 2019–20 National League South 28720307
2020–21 National League 41910429
Total6916307216
Boreham Wood 2021–22 National League442603 [lower-alpha 1] 0532
Wrexham 2022–23 National League304101 [lower-alpha 1] 0324
2023–24 League Two 202302000252
Total506402010576
Career total23540130208125841
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 18 January 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202310
202420
Total30

Honours

Wrexham

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