| Intro | Footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | France | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 17 July 1994, Longjumeau, canton of Longjumeau, arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne | ||||
| Age: | 26 years | ||||
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Benjamin Mendy (born 17 July 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
Club career
Le Havre
On 24 July 2011, Mendy signed his first professional contract, a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Le Havre. Mendy made his professional debut on 9 August 2011 in the team’s 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue second round defeat to Amiens.
Marseille
On 8 July 2013, Mendy signed for Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille.
Monaco
On 22 June 2016, Olympique de Marseille’s Ligue 1 rivals Monaco announced that they had signed Mendy on a five-year contract.
International career
Youth
Mendy is a French youth international having represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level. In 2011, he was a part of the under-17 team that reached the quarter-finals at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Senior
Mendy was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017. He made his debut on 25 March 2017 against the former, playing the whole game in a 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification away win.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Marseille | 2013–14 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 3 | |
| Monaco | 2016–17 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Career total | 163 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 4 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Ligue 1: 2016–17
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2016–17