Formose Mendy

Formose Mendy
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989
Place of birth Guédiawaye, Senegal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Adana Demirspor
Youth career
Septème-les-Vallons
Lyon
Consolat
Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2009 Lens B 13 (1)
2008–2009 → Istres (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Puertollano 14 (0)
2010–2012 Sporting B 42 (4)
2012–2014 Sporting Gijón 35 (0)
2014–2015 Blackpool 3 (0)
2015 HJK 13 (2)
2016– Adana Demirspor 0 (0)
National team
2011 Guinea-Bissau[1] 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Formose Mendy (born 23 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Adana Demirspor.[2]

Mendy played club football in France, Spain, England and Finland, for Lens, Istres, Puertollano, Sporting de Gijón, Blackpool and HJK Helsinki.

Born in Senegal, Mendy represented Guinea-Bissau at international level.

Early and personal life

Mendy was born in Guédiawaye, Senegal to a father that had numerous wives and 25 children. He emigrated to Marseille, France at the age of seven, to live with an aunt.[3]

Club career

France

Mendy played youth football for Septème-les-Vallons, Lyon, Consolat and Lens,[4] and started his senior career in France with Lens B and Istres.[1] After finishing his loan deal with Istres, being part of the squad that won promotion to Ligue 2,[5] he was released by Lens.[6]

Spain

Mendy arrived in Spain in the summer of 2009, signing for Puertollano in Segunda División B.[7][8] After just one season he joined another club in the same division, Sporting de Gijón's reserve side.[9]

Following a change of management at the Asturias team in 2012, Mendy was promoted to the main squad.[10] He made his La Liga debut on 25 February 2012 in a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander,[11] and added a further nine appearances (often as a starter[12]) as the campaign ended in relegation;[13][14] additionally, he scored four goals for the B's,[15][16][17][18] who finished in tenth position in the third level.[19]

England and Finland

On 29 September 2014, Mendy signed a season-long deal with Blackpool in the Football League Championship.[20] On 20 April of the following year he joined Finnish club HJK Helsinki,[21] scoring his first goal for his new team on 14 May in a 1–0 home victory over IFK Mariehamn, after entering as a substitute.[22]

Turkey

On 1 January 2016, Mendy signed a one 1/2-year contract with Adana Demirspor in the Turkish TFF First League.[23]

International career

As his grandfather hailed from the country,[3] Mendy chose to represent Guinea-Bissau internationally, making his debut on 7 February 2011 against Gambia.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Formose Mendy". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Formose Mendy profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "El guaje del clan Mendy" [The guaje of the Mendy clan] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Entretien avec... Formose Mendy: «J’ai vu le grand Barcelone de Xavi, Alves et Guardiola inquiet»" [Interview with... Formose Mendy: "I saw the great Barcelona of Xavi, Alves and Guardiola restless"] (in French). Foot Mercato. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Feindouno, Mendy et Di Lauro champions" [Feindouno, Mendy and Di Lauro champions] (in French). Allomatch. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Drôle d'histoire pour Formose Mendy" [Bizarre story for Formose Mendy] (in French). Allomatch. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "La UD Puertollano ficha a tres nuevos jugadores para el primer equipo" [UD Puertollano signs three new players for first team] (in Spanish). La Comarca de Puertollano. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Interior Mendy puede abandonar Puertollano para irse cedido al Real Madrid C" [Winger Mendy may leave Puertollano to join Real Madrid C on loan] (in Spanish). ABC. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Formose Mendy firmó por dos temporadas" [Formose Mendy signed for two seasons] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Mendy, alta velocidad para el Sporting" [Mendy, high speed for Sporting] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Racing Santander 1–1 Sporting Gijon". ESPN Soccernet. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Mendy es duda en el Sporting para recibir al Zaragoza" [Mendy a doubt as Sporting hosts Zaragoza] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "El Sporting de Gijón, a un paso del descenso" [Sporting de Gijón, nearing relegation] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Zamora. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "El decálogo del descenso a Segunda" [The decalogue of relegation to Segunda] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "El Celta B suma un punto amargo" [Celta B adds bitter point] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "El Sporting B paga caros los errores defensivos ante el Atlético B" [Sporting B's defensive errors against Atlético B cost them dearly] (in Spanish). RTPA. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "El Sporting B empata con el Albacete" [Sporting B draws with Albacete] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Getafe B 1–3 Sporting B" (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "El Sporting B consuela al Montañeros" [Sporting B offers solace to Montañeros] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Blackpool sign Andre Blackman and Formose Mendy". BBC Sport. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "HJK sopimukseen Formose Mendyn kanssa" [HJK agrees with Formose Mendy] (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "IFK Mariehamn tyri tilaisuutensa – HJK:lla yllätysratkaisija" [IFK Mariehamn blow opportunity – HJK have a surprise winner] (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Formose Mendy Adana Demirspor'da" [Formose Mendy to Adana Demirspor] (in Turkish). Fanatik. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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