Ferland Mendy

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.

Ferland Mendy
Mendy in 2022
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 112 (4)
International career‡
2018– France 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:33, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

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, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[7]

Club career

Early career

During the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Mendy made 35 appearances for Le Havre.[8]

Lyon

Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on 29 June 2017 on a five-year contract.[9] The transfer fee paid to Le Havre was reported as €5 million plus a possible €1 million in bonuses.[8] On 19 September 2018, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 away win over Manchester City in the 2018–19 season.[10]

Real Madrid
Mendy with the other Real Madrid teammates in 2022 at the Virgin of Almudena

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.[11][12] He made his debut on 1 September 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw at Villarreal.[13] His first goal came on 13 July 2020, in a 2–1 victory over Granada.[14] During the league season he appeared in 25 matches, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

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.[19]

Personal life

Mendy is a cousin of goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli and the Senegal national team.[20]

At the age of 15 Mendy spent time in a wheelchair and was told he might never play football again.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 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[22] Ligue 2 100000——10
2015–16[22] Ligue 2 1101000——120
2016–17[22] 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 21010—9[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]1331
Total 112440—2011011666
Career total 27291015055110135212
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España

International
As of match played 25 September 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201930
202030
202220
Total90

Honours

Real Madrid

Individual

References
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  2. "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. "Lyon a présenté Ferland Mendy" [Lyon introduced Ferland Mendy]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. Smith, Jamie (29 June 2017). "Lyon sign Mendy but Ghezzal and Gonalons to depart". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. "Man. City 1–2 Lyon". UEFA. 19 September 2018.
  11. "Official Announcement: Mendy". Real Madrid CF. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. "Ferland Mendy completes move to Real Madrid". Olympique Lyonnais. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  13. "Bale rescues a draw for Real Madrid". Marca. Spain. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  14. "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.
  15. "Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season". Marca. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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  18. "Real Madrid 3–1 Man City". The Guardian. 4 May 2022.
  19. "World champion France beats Uruguay to cap successful year". USA Today. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  20. "Édouard Mendy: 5 things on the Rennes and Senegal goalkeeper". Ligue 1. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  21. "Ferland Mendy: 'I was in a wheelchair, now I'm at Real Madrid'". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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