Nobel Mendy
{{short description|Senegalese professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nobel Mendy
| image =
| fullname = Nobel Mendy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|09|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guédiawaye, Senegal
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Centre-back, left-back
| currentclub = Betis B
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = –2015
| youthclubs1 = Guédiawaye
| youthyears2 = 2015–
| youthclubs2 = SPN Vernon
| youthyears3 = –2020
| youthclubs3 = Pacy Ménilles RC
| youthyears4 = 2020–2021
| youthclubs4 = FC Mantois
| youthyears5 = 2021–2023
| youthclubs5 = Paris FC
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Paris FC II
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022–2024
| clubs2 = Paris FC
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → Betis B (loan)
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Betis B
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 20 October 2024
}}
Nobel Mendy (born 3 September 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Spanish club Betis Deportivo Balompié.
Club career
Born in Guédiawaye, Mendy began playing football with his local football academy Guédiawaye FC, before moving to the France with his family in 2015, where he played for SPN Vernon, Pacy Ménilles RC and FC Mantois 78.{{cite web|url=https://africafootunited.com/france-paris-fc-nobel-mendy-signe-son-premier-contrat-professionnel/|title=Nobel Mendy signe son premier contrat professionnel avec le Paris FC|publisher=Africa Foot United|date=5 April 2023|lang=fr}}{{cite web|url=https://senegal7.com/transfert-nobel-mendy-signe-avec-le-paris-fc-jusquen-2026/|title=Transfert : Nobel Mendy signe avec le Paris Fc jusqu'en 2026|publisher=Senegal 7|date=6 April 2023|lang=fr}}
He signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Paris FC in June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://parisfc.fr/en/academy-en/two-new-signatures-at-the-academy/|title=Two new signatures at the Academy|date=17 February 2022|publisher=Paris FC}} He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory against Pau FC on 26 December 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/12/26/france/ligue-2/pau-football-club/paris-football-club-98/3802861/|title=Pau vs. Paris FC - 26 December 2022|website=Soccerway|access-date=10 September 2023}}
On 1 September 2023, Mendy moved on a loan to Betis Deportivo Balompié, the reserve team of Real Betis Balompié.{{cite web|publisher=L'Équipe|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Nobel-mendy-paris-fc-prete-au-betis/1417188|title=Nobel Mendy (Paris FC) prêté au Betis|date=1 September 2023|lang=fr}}
Personal life
Besides the Senegalese passport, Mendy also holds a Guinea-Bissau passport, the latter due to his mother's origin.{{cite web|publisher=Diario de Sevilla|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/realbetis/Betis-lateral-senegales-Nobel-Mendy_0_1825318789.html|title=Betis: El lateral zurdo senegalés Nobel Mendy, opción|date=30 August 2023|language=es}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 31 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Paris FC B
|5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|National 3 |15 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Paris FC
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 2 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| Betis B (loan)
|21 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Real Betis
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Betis B
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|209093}}
- {{Soccerway|nobel-mendy/820692}}
- {{LFP Ligue 2|nobel-mendy}}
{{Betis Deportivo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendy, Nobel}}
Category:People from Dakar region
Category:Senegalese men's footballers
Category:Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Senegalese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
Category:Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Segunda Federación players
Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France