Hamza Mendyl

Hamza Mendyl (Arabic: حمزة منديل‎; born 21 October 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Schalke 04.[2]

Hamza Mendyl
Mendyl with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hamza Mendyl
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 3
Youth career
2002–2010 Wydad
2010–2015 Mohammed VI Academy
2016–2017 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lille II 26 (1)
2017–2018 Lille 13 (0)
2018– Schalke 04 12 (0)
2019–2020 → Dijon (loan) 18 (1)
National team‡
2015 Morocco U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Morocco U20 6 (1)
2016– Morocco 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:28, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

Lille

Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.[3]

Schalke 04

On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.[4]

International career

Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother.[5] He played for various youth Moroccan sides,[6][7] before debuting for the senior Morocco national football team in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe.[8]

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 December 2020[10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEurope[lower-alpha 1]Other[lower-alpha 2]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille2016–17Ligue 11010—0020
2017–18Ligue 112010—10140
Total 13020—10160
Schalke 042018–19Bundesliga901060—160
2020–21Bundesliga3010——40
Total 1202060—200
Dijon (loan)2019–20Ligue 118120—00201
Career total 431606010561
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue

International
As of match played 13 October 2020[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 201650
201750
201850
201930
202020
Total200

Personal life

Mendyl married Moroccan Instagram star Maroua in late 2018. They had their honeymoon in the Maldives and now have a son together called Cayden, who was born on the 20th of February 2020. Hamza is a close friend of fellow footballer Amine Harit.

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "Un "duathlon" pour lancer la saison | Lille LOSC". losc.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 - Saison 2016/2017 - 26ème journée - SM Caen / LOSC".
  4. "Linksverteidiger Hamza Mendyl wird ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. "Arcus-Mendyl : À peine pros, déjà internationaux | Lille LOSC". losc.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. "Mountakhab.net - Des joueurs du Real, de Dortmund et d'Arsenal dans la liste d'El Idrissi". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. "Mountakhab.net - Tournoi U20 en Chine: les 22 Marocains". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
  10. "Hamza Mendyl » Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
  11. Hamza Mendyl at National-Football-Teams.com
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