Ferland Sinna Mendy (born 8 June 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ferland Sinna Mendy[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 June 1995||
Place of birth | Meulan-en-Yvelines, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team 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) |
2013–2016 | Le Havre II | 56 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Le Havre | 47 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Lyon | 57 | (2) |
2019– | Real Madrid | 112 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | France | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:33, 30 October 2022 (UTC) |
Mendy was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines,[2] and grew up in Ecquevilly, in the western suburbs of Paris.[4] He is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.[5][6] He acquired French nationality on 16 January 2007, through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[7]
He is a cousin of goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli and the Senegal national team.[8]
At the age of 15 he spent time in a wheelchair and was told he might never play football again.[9]
During the 2016–17 Ligue 2 season, Mendy made 35 appearances for Le Havre.[10]
Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on 29 June 2017 on a five-year contract.[11] The transfer fee paid to Le Havre was reported as €5 million plus a possible €1 million in bonuses.[10] On 19 September 2018, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 away win over Manchester City in the 2018–19 season.[12]
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.[13][14] He made his debut on 1 September 2019, starting in a 2–2 draw at Villarreal.[15] His first goal came on 13 July 2020, in a 2–1 victory over Granada.[16] During the league season he appeared in 25 matches, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[17]
On 24 February 2021, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–0 away win over Atalanta in the 2020–21 season round of 16.[18] In the 2021–22 Champions League semi-final second leg, he made a goal-line clearance to prevent Manchester City's Jack Grealish from scoring in the 87th minute and keep the score at 0–1.[19] However, Real Madrid managed to turn the tie by late goals and extra-time to win 3–1 (6–5 on aggregate) and reach the final.[20]
In November 2018, Mendy was called up into the French senior team for the first time after the injury-enforced withdrawal of Benjamin Mendy (no relation) for the matches against Netherlands and Uruguay. He made his debut against the latter playing all 90 minutes of a 1–0 home win.[21]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Havre II | 2013–14[2] | CFA 2 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
2014–15[2] | CFA 2 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
2015–16[2] | CFA 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
Total | 56 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 1 | ||||||
Le Havre | 2014–15[22] | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16[22] | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2016–17[22] | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 | ||||
Lyon | 2017–18[2] | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
2018–19[2] | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | ||
Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 79 | 3 | |||
Real Madrid | 2019–20[2] | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2020–21[2] | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
2021–22[2] | La Liga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
2022–23[2] | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2023–24[2] | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 112 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 165 | 6 | |||
Career total | 272 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 351 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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France | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
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