Ferland Mendy

Ferland Sinna Mendy (French pronunciation: ​[fɛʁlɑ̃ mɛndi]; born 8 June 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Real Madrid and the France national team.

Ferland Mendy
Mendy with Lyon in 2017
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
Club 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)
2013–2015 Le Havre B 56 (1)
2015–2017 Le Havre 47 (2)
2017–2019 Lyon 57 (2)
2019– Real Madrid 42 (1)
National team‡
2018– France 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Early and personal life

Born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, France,[2] Mendy is of Senegalese descent.[4] At the age of 15 he spent time in a wheelchair and was told he might never play football again.[5]

Club career

Early career

During the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Mendy made 35 appearances for Le Havre.[6]

Lyon

Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on 29 June 2017 on a five-year contract.[7] The transfer fee paid to Le Havre was reported as €5 million plus a possible €1 million in bonuses.[6]

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.[8][9] He made his debut on 1 September 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw at Villareal.[10] His first goal came on 13 July 2020, in a 2–1 victory over Granada CF.[11] During the league season he managed to appear in 25 matches, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[12]

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 for the matches against Netherlands and Uruguay. He made his debut against the latter playing all 90 minutes of a 1–0 home win.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021
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 B 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[14] Ligue 2 100000——10
2015–16[14] Ligue 2 1101000——120
2016–17[14] 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 17000—6[lower-alpha 4]010240
Total 42100—11030561
Career total 20266150260302427
  1. Includes Coupe de France
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España

International
As of match played 14 October 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201810
201930
202030
Total70

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. "F. Mendy: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. "F. Mendy". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "Ferland Mendy: 'I was in a wheelchair, now I'm at Real Madrid'". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "Lyon a présenté Ferland Mendy" [Lyon introduced Ferland Mendy]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. Smith, Jamie (29 June 2017). "Lyon sign Mendy but Ghezzal and Gonalons to depart". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. "Official Announcement: Mendy". Real Madrid CF. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. "Ferland Mendy completes move to Real Madrid". Olympique Lyonnais. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. "Bale rescues a draw for Real Madrid". Marca. Spain. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  11. "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.
  12. "Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season". Marca. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  13. "World champion France beats Uruguay to cap successful year". USA Today. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. "Ferland Mendy". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. "Mendy, Ferland". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. "Real Madrid win 2019/20 LaLiga Santander". LaLiga. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  17. "Real Madrid win the Supercopa from the spot". Marca. Spain. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  18. "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.
  19. "Mbappé wins awards double". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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