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Nampalys Mendy
Personal information
Full name Nampalys Mendy
Date of birth (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Leicester City
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)
2010–2013 Monaco 74 (0)
2010–2012 Monaco B 12 (0)
2013–2016 Nice 110 (3)
2016– Leicester City 0 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:03, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Nampalys Mendy (born 23 June 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English side Leicester City. Due to his small stature, simple distribution, and reliable style of play, has been compared to former French international, Claude Makélélé whom Monaco club scout Didier Christophe referred to Mendy as a "carbon copy" of. Mendy is a French youth international having earned caps at under-17, under-18 level, and under-19 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Career

Early career

After leaving ] in June 2007, Mendy went on trial with the football section of RC Toulon. According to Monaco scout Didier Christophe, he was told by the club coaches that Mendy was there to "make up the numbers". However, while training, Christophe noticed the player's intelligence and understanding of the game and recommended him to Dominique Bijotat, who was serving as head of the Monaco youth academy on the basis of Mendy having significant potential.

Monaco

On 27 April 2010, Mendy signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Monaco until June 2013. In July 2010, he was called up to the first team by manager Guy Lacombe for pre-season training, again to make up the numbers with Lacombe missing several players such as Diego Pérez, Nicolas N'Koulou, Park Chu-Young, and Lukman Haruna, who had all participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

On 7 August 2010, Mendy made his professional debut in the club's opening league match against Lyon. He started the match and played the entire 90 minutes receiving a yellow card in the second half.

Nice

Leicester City

He moved from Nice to English club Leicester City in July 2016.

International

Mendy is a French youth international having earned caps at under-17, under-18 level, and under-19 level. With the under-17 team, he went unnoticed by coach Philippe Bergeroo until the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship when he was finally called up to the team. Mendy appeared in all three group stage matches as France were eliminated without procuring a victory. With the under-18 team, he made his debut on 29 October 2009 in a friendly match against the Denmark.

Mendy was initially called up to the under-19 team in August 2010 to play in the Sendai Cup in Japan, however, due to his consistent performances domestically, Monaco coach Guy Lacombe convince Bergeroo to change his stance. He was officially called up to the under-19 team for qualification matches for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Mendy made his debut with the team in a 3–0 victory over San Marino and, subsequently, appeared as a starter in the next two qualification matches against Montenegro and Austria with France winning both matches to finish the round undefeated.

On 9 November 2010, Mendy, despite still being eligible to represent the under-19 and under-20 teams, was called up to the under-21 team for a friendly match against Russia.

References

  1. "Mendy signe un contrat pro". Afrik 11 (in French). 27 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Nampalys Mendy, un petit futur grand" (in French). Planete ASM. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  3. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Nampalys Mendy". Le Parisien (in French). 27 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. "Nampalys Mendy passe pro". L'Equipe (in French). 27 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. "F. Bulot et N. Mendy : Premières en L1". AS Monaco FC (in French). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. "Lyon v. Monaco Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36697432
  8. "France v. Denmark Match Report". French Football Federation. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  9. "France v. San Marino Match Report". Union of European Football Associations. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  10. "France v. Montenegro Match Report". Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  11. "Austria v. France Match Report". Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  12. "Nampalys Mendy avec les Bleuets". AS Monaco FC (in French). 11 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.

External links

Leicester City F.C. – current squad
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