Nampalys Mendy
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Nampalys Mendy (born 23 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
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Full name | Nampalys Mendy[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 31)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Lens | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | La Beaucaire Toulon | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Toulon Le Las | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | RCF Toulon | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Toulon | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Monaco B | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Monaco | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Nice | 110 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2023 | Leicester City | 98 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Nice (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Lens | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | France U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | France U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | France U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | France U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Senegal | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:06, 20 June 2023 (UTC) |
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Due to his small stature, simple distribution, and reliable style of play, Mendy has been compared to former French international, Claude Makélélé. Monaco club scout Didier Christophe, for example, referred to Mendy as a "carbon copy" of Makélélé.[4] Mendy featured in Senegal's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final victory against Egypt.[5]