Jacob Mendy
![]() Mendy playing for The Gambia in an AFCON match | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Mendy Mendy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Faji Kunda, The Gambia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Wing-back, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Parla | ||
2014–2015 | Atlético Casarrubuelos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Atlético Madrid C | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Puerta Bonita | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Redhill | 36 | (11) |
2018–2019 | Carshalton Athletic | 36 | (5) |
2019–2021 | Wealdstone | 69 | (16) |
2021–2022 | Boreham Wood | 44 | (2) |
2022– | Wrexham | 50 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Gambia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 4 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:14, 23 January 2024 (UTC) |
Jacob Mendy Mendy (born 27 December 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL League One club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.
Career
[edit]Early life and club career
[edit]Mendy was born in Gambia before moving to Parla, near Madrid at the age of six. As a youth player, Mendy played for Parla and Atlético Casarrubuelos.[3] He then briefly joined Atlético Madrid C before the team were disbanded in 2015.[4] He then had a short spell with Puerta Bonita before moving to England.[1][5] In 2017, he signed for English ninth tier side Redhill, scoring 13 goals in 40 games.[6][7] In 2018, he signed for Carshalton Athletic in the English seventh tier, scoring eight goals in 46 games.[8][9] In 2019, Mendy signed for English sixth tier club Wealdstone, helping them earn promotion to the English fifth tier.[10] In 2021, he signed for Boreham Wood in the English fifth tier.[11][12] In 2022, he signed for Welsh team Wrexham.[13][14]
International career
[edit]On 6 June 2023, it was announced that Mendy had been named in The Gambia squad for their African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan on 14 June 2023.[15] He made his first international appearance against Ivory Coast in a World Cup qualifier on November 20.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Mendy speaks four languages - Spanish, English, Portuguese and Manjak - and is eligible to represent Gambia internationally, having been born there, as well as Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Spain.[4] His cousin Carlos Mendes Gomes is also a footballer.[1]
When he first arrived in England, he worked as a construction worker, cleaner and waste collector.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Redhill | 2017–18 | Combined Counties Football League | 36 | 11 | – | – | – | 36 | 11 | |||
Carshalton Athletic | 2018–19 | Isthmian League Premier | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 1 | 40 | 6 | |
Wealdstone | 2019–20 | National League South | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | National League | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 9 | |||
Total | 69 | 16 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 72 | 16 | ||||
Boreham Wood | 2021–22 | National League | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
Wrexham | 2022–23 | National League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
2023–24 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
Total | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | ||
Career total | 235 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 258 | 41 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 January 2024[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Wrexham
- National League: 2022–23[20]
- EFL League Two runner-up: 2023–24[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Interview Jacob Mendy Mendy" (PDF). Wealdstone FC. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Mendy". Jobs4Football. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Jacob M. Mendy Mendy - JACOB". futmadrid.com.
- ^ a b "Jacob Mendy en la película del Wrexham de los récords, un proyecto a nivel mundial". relevo.com.
- ^ "Mendy - Ex-C.D. Puerta Bonita :: La Web del Fútbol Modesto ::". www.lapreferente.com.
- ^ a b "Meet Boreham Wood's hero who worked on building site and now shapes game on Dani Alves". mirror.co.uk.
- ^ "Jacob Mendy Mendy player stats | Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com.
- ^ "Get to know: Jacob Mendy". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
- ^ "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Jacob Mendy | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Interview with Jacob Mendy" (PDF).
- ^ "Boreham Wood delight over club record deal for Jacob Mendy". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com.
- ^ "Access all areas at Boreham Wood: Lego men, honesty sessions and analysing Everton". theathletic.com (Archived).
- ^ "Wrexham aiming to bounce back from defeat when they host Maidstone". leaderlive.co.uk.
- ^ "Forde and Mendy could return for Wrexham's cup clash against Farnborough". nation.cymru.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL NEWS Jacob Mendy receives his first Gambia call-up". Wrexham AFC.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL WATCH | Jacob Mendy". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
- ^ "Jacob Mendy". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) - Player Profile - Flashscore.se". www.flashscore.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Jacob Mendy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end-of-season-gallery--relive-the-red-dragons-memorable-season/
External links
[edit]- Jacob Mendy at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Gambian men's footballers
- The Gambia men's international footballers
- Gambian people of Senegalese descent
- Gambian people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Gambian emigrants to Spain
- Men's association football wingers
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Redhill F.C. players
- Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Boreham Wood F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players