Alexandre Mendy (footballer, born 1994)

Alexandre Mendy (born 20 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Caen. Born in France, Mendy represents the Guinea Bissau national team.

Alexandre Mendy
Mendy with Guingamp in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994
Place of birth Toulon, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Caen
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Nice B 28 (18)
2013–2016 Nice 18 (1)
2014 → Strasbourg (loan) 13 (6)
2014–2015 → Nîmes (loan) 16 (3)
2016–2017 Guingamp 22 (3)
2017–2020 Bordeaux 16 (4)
2018–2019 → Guingamp (loan) 16 (3)
2019–2020 → Brest (loan) 20 (3)
2020– Caen 13 (1)
National team‡
2020– Guinea Bissau 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

A youth product of OGC Nice, Mendy was loaned six months in 2014 to semi-professional club Strasbourg to gain more playing time.[1] He was again loaned eight months later to Ligue 2 side Nîmes,[2] where he made his full professional in September 2014, in a 2–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Gazélec Ajaccio.[3]

On 21 June 2016, Mendy signed for Ligue 1 side Guingamp.[4] The transfer fee was estimated at between €600,000 and 1 million.[5]

In June 2017, Mendy moved to league rivals Girondins de Bordeaux signing a four-year deal.[5][6]

International career

Mendy is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.[7] He was called up to represent the Guinea Bissau national team in October 2020.[8] Mendy debuted for Guinea Bissau in a 1-0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 15 November 2020.[9]

Personal life

Mendy is the cousin of fellow footballers Nampalys Mendy and Bafétimbi Gomis.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 January 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice 2013–14 Ligue 1 0000000000
2014–15 000000—00
2015–16 1811124—216
Total 181112400216
Strasbourg (loan) 2013–14 National 13600——136
Nîmes (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 1631000—173
Guingamp 2016–17 Ligue 1 2234330—296
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 16400002[lower-alpha 1]0184
Guingamp (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 1 1633141—235
Brest (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 2031030—243
Caen 2020–21 Ligue 2 13100——131
Career total 134241051252015834
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

References
  1. "L'attaquant de l'OGC Nice Alexandre Mendy prêté à Strasbourg" (in French). nicematin.com. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. "A. Mendy (Nice) prêté à Nîmes" (in French). lequipe.fr. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. "GFC Ajaccio vs. Nîmes Olympique" (in French). lfp.fr. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. "Officiel : Alexandre Mendy signe à Guingamp" [Official: Alexandre Mendy signed for Guingamp]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. "Girondins : le Guingampais Alexandre Mendy va signer à Bordeaux". Sud Ouest (in French). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Alexandre Mendy a signé à Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. "Transfert: Bordeaux recrute Alexandre Mendy de Guingamp". 23 June 2017.
  8. "Alexandre Mendy, Opa Sanganté : bientôt renforts de la Guinée-Bissau".
  9. https://www.sofoot.com/mane-envoie-le-senegal-a-la-can-491404.html
  10. "Alexandre et Nampalys Mendy, une histoire de famille dans le mercato bordelais ?". www.girondins33.com.
  11. Alexandre Mendy at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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