Nestor Mendy

Nestor Pamipi Mendy (born February 26, 1995) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as either a right back or a defensive midfielder for the Senegal national team.[1]

Nestor Mendy
Personal information
Full name Nestor Pamipi Mendy
Date of birth (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back / Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Douanes
2015–2017 Diambars
2017–2019 União Madeira 32 (2)
2019–2020 Beauvais 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Senegal U23 4 (0)
2016– Senegal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7:21, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7:21, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

He trained with professional South African club Bidvest Wits in July 2016, but failed to earn a contract.[2]

In July 2017, Mendy signed a three-year deal with Portuguese club União Madeira.[3]

International career

Mendy was selected to represent the Senegal under-23 national team at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville in September.[4] He appeared in one match, it being the semifinal against Congo.[5] They finished in first place, earning a gold medal for the country.[6] The next month, he was again named in the 23-man squad selected to play in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[7] He appeared in three matches (against South Africa, Zambia and eventual champion Nigeria) as Senegal finished in fourth place.

Mendy made his senior international debut on 10 February 2016 during a friendly against Mexico in Miami.[8][9]

Honours

Club
Douanes

International
Senegal

References
  1. "Senegal - N. Mendy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  2. "Senegal international Nestor Mendy fails to earn contract at Wits". Kickoff. July 28, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. "ALASSANE SYLLA, PATHÉ CISS ET NESTOR MENDY ONT SIGNÉ EN D2 PORTUGAISE" (in French). aps.sn. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "All-Africa Games: Senegal name 5 foreign-based stars in final squad". The Finder. August 31, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. "Congo 1 - 3 Senegal (Match report)". CAFonline.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  6. "Nestor Pamipi Mendy, Milieu de Terrain U23 "Nous devons montrer que, ce qui est arrivé n'est pas le fait du hasard"" (in French). Galsen Foot. October 9, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  7. "CAN U23 : La sélection du Sénégal" (in French). Afrik-foot.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  8. Coerts, Stefan (February 9, 2016). "Mexico vs. Senegal: Osorio believes in youngsters". Goal.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  9. Kaufman, Michelle (February 10, 2016). "Festive crowd watches Mexico defeat Senegal 2-0 in soccer friendly at Marlins Park". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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