Ferland Mendy
Mendy in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ferland Sinna Mendy[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995[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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Le Havre II 56 (1)
2015–2017 Le Havre 47 (2)
2017–2019 Lyon 57 (2)
2019– Real Madrid 101 (4)
International career‡
2018– France 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 17 December 2023 (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.

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]

He is a practicing Muslim who fasts regularly during the month of Ramadan and avoids having tattoos on his body, as it is against his Islamic faith.[10][11][12]

Club career

Early career

During the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Mendy made 35 appearances for Le Havre.[13]

Lyon

Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on 29 June 2017 on a five-year contract.[14] The transfer fee paid to Le Havre was reported as €5 million plus a possible €1 million in bonuses.[13] On 19 September 2018, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 away win over Manchester City in the 2018–19 season.[15]

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.[16][17] He made his debut on 1 September 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw at Villarreal.[18] His first goal came on 13 July 2020, in a 2–1 victory over Granada.[19] During the league season he appeared in 25 matches, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[20]

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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2013–14[2] CFA 2 200————200
2014–15[2] CFA 2 230————230
2015–16[2] CFA 2 131————131
Total 561————561
Le Havre 2014–15[25] Ligue 2 100000——10
2015–16[25] Ligue 2 1101000——120
2016–17[25] Ligue 2 3521020——382
Total 4722020——512
Lyon 2017–18[2] Ligue 1 27000107[lower-alpha 3]0—350
2018–19[2] Ligue 1 30241208[lower-alpha 4]0—443
Total 5724130150—793
Real Madrid 2019–20[2] La Liga 25100—5[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]0321
2020–21[2] La Liga 26100—11[lower-alpha 4]110382
2021–22[2] La Liga 22210—10[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]0352
2022–23[2] La Liga 18020—5[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 6]0280
2023–24[2] La Liga 10000—4[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]1161
Total 101430—3511011496
Career total 2619915050110133512
  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 in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201930
202030
202220
Total90

Honours

Real Madrid

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 01 de septiembre de 2019, en Vila-real" [Minutes of the Match held on 1 September 2019, in Vila-real] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "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. ↑ "Édouard Mendy: 5 things on the Rennes and Senegal goalkeeper". Ligue 1. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ferland Mendy: 'I was in a wheelchair, now I'm at Real Madrid'". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ↑ Adjan, Gontran (9 July 2022). "Ferland Mendy a fait exactement la même chose que Karim Benzema". On voit tout (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Suárez Ortiz, Claudia (9 July 2022). "Ferland Mendy ha hecho exactamente lo mismo que Karim Benzema". Planeta Real Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "El Ramadán, protagonista en el Chelsea-Madrid: Karim, Mendy o Rüdiger están ayunando". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Lyon a présenté Ferland Mendy" [Lyon introduced Ferland Mendy]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Smith, Jamie (29 June 2017). "Lyon sign Mendy but Ghezzal and Gonalons to depart". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Man. City 1–2 Lyon". UEFA. 19 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official Announcement: Mendy". Real Madrid CF. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Ferland Mendy completes move to Real Madrid". Olympique Lyonnais. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Bale rescues a draw for Real Madrid". Marca. Spain. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season". Marca. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Atalanta v Real Madrid: Champions League last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian. 24 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Real Madrid 3-1 Man City: Ferland Mendy's insane 87th minute clearance". GiveMeSport. 5 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–1 Man City". The Guardian. 4 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "World champion France beats Uruguay to cap successful year". USA Today. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  25. 1 2 3 "Ferland Mendy". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Ferland Mendy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  27. ↑ "Real Madrid win 2019/20 LaLiga Santander". LaLiga. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  28. ↑ 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.
  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.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  34. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Five-star Madrid triumph in Helsinki". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  35. ↑ "TROPHÉES UNFP : LE PALMARÈS COMPLET DE L'ÉDITION 2017". Sport24 (in French). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  36. ↑ "Neymar élu joueur de Ligue 1, Le PSG rafle tout ou presque" [Neymar voted best player of Ligue 1, PSG scoop all or almost]. Sport24 (in French). Société du Figaro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  37. ↑ "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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