Formose Mendy (footballer, born 1993)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Formose Mendy

| fullname = Formose Jean-Pierre Mendy

| image = RC Lens - Red Star (04-08-2018) 28 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Mendy in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|10|8}}

| birth_place = Lagny-sur-Marne, France

| height = 1.85m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Nîmes

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 = 1999–2008

| youthclubs1 = US Torcy

| youthyears2 = 2006–2009

| youthclubs2 = INF Clairefontaine

| youthyears3 = 2009–2013

| youthclubs3 = Lille

| years1 = 2012–2013

| clubs1 = Lille II

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2016

| clubs2 = Zulte Waregem

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2016–2020

| clubs3 = Red Star

| caps3 = 85

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2020–2022

| clubs4 = Boulogne

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2020–2022

| clubs5 = Boulogne II

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = Avranches

| caps6 = 31

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Nîmes

| caps7 = 44

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam1 = France U17

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 1 January 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Formose Mendy (born 8 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{French football updater|Nîmes}} club Nîmes.

Club career

Mendy signed a contract with Zulte Waregem in 2013, having come through the youth system at Lille. In May 2014 he signed a two-year extension with the club with the option of two further years.{{cite web|url=https://www.hln.be/sport/voetbal/belgisch-voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/zulte-waregem-verlengt-contract-formose-mendy~a811d762/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=Zulte Waregem verlengt contract Formose Mendy|publisher=hln.be|language=nl|date=21 May 2014}}

In July 2016 Mendy signed a two-year contract with Red Star.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/mercato/detail_formose-mendy-zulte-waregem-rejoint-le-red-star-club-de-d2-francaise?id=9356932|title=Formose Mendy (Zulte Waregem) rejoint le Red Star, club de D2 française|publisher=rtbf.be|language=fr|date=18 July 2016}} He was appointed captain during the 2017–18 season, following the injury to Matthieu Fontaine.{{cite web|url=http://www.onzemondial.com/france/exclu-interview-formose-mendy-red-star-parcours-167918|title=Exclu - Formose Mendy : " Le Red Star est un Club Ghetto Super Classe "|publisher=onzemondial.com|language=fr|date=24 May 2018}} He extended his contract at the club for a further three years in May 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/ligue-2-formose-mendy-prolonge-trois-ans-au-red-star-19-05-2018-7725036.php|title=Ligue 2 : Formose Mendy prolonge trois ans au Red Star|publisher=Le Parisien|language=fr|date=19 May 2018}}

In July 2020, Mendy joined Championnat National rivals Boulogne.{{cite news |last1=Liron |first1=Sylvain |title=Football (National): Boulogne s'offre le capitaine du Red Star, Guyot fait le point |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/772359/article/2020-07-01/football-national-boulogne-s-offre-le-capitaine-du-red-star-guyot-fait-le-point |accessdate=21 July 2020 |work=La Voix Du Nord |date=1 July 2020 |language=French}}

On 22 July 2022, Mendy signed a two-year deal with Avranches in Championnat National.{{cite web|publisher=US Avranches|url=https://us-avranches.fr/national/mercato/formose-mendy-nouveau-joueur-de-lus-avranches/|title=FORMOSE MENDY NOUVEAU JOUEUR DE L'US AVRANCHES !|date=22 July 2022|access-date=7 February 2023|language=fr}}

International career

Mendy is a France youth international of Senegalese{{Cite web |title=Formose, Jean MENDY |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/formose-jean-mendy-12690/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=unfp.org}} and Bissau-Guinean descent, capped nine times at Under-17 level.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/2398032934-formose-mendy|title=Joueur - Formose MENDY - FFF|work=Fédération Française de Football|access-date=14 February 2018|language=fr}} He was called up to the preliminary squad for Guinea Bissau for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38353526|title=Afcon 2017: Debutants Guinea Bissau name final Nations Cup squad|date=6 January 2017|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 August 2019|first=Mark|last=Gleeson}}