Jacob Mendy
Personal information
Full name Jacob Mendy Mendy[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-27) 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 44 (6)
International career‡
2023– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Jacob Mendy Mendy (born 27 December 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL League Two club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.

Career

Early life and club career

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

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

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]

Honours

Wrexham

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Interview Jacob Mendy Mendy" (PDF). Wealdstone FC. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jacob Mendy". Jobs4Football. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jacob M. Mendy Mendy - JACOB". futmadrid.com.
  4. 1 2 "Jacob Mendy en la película del Wrexham de los récords, un proyecto a nivel mundial". relevo.com.
  5. ↑ "Mendy - Ex-C.D. Puerta Bonita :: La Web del Fútbol Modesto ::". www.lapreferente.com.
  6. 1 2 "Meet Boreham Wood's hero who worked on building site and now shapes game on Dani Alves". mirror.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Jacob Mendy Mendy player stats | Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com.
  8. ↑ "Get to know: Jacob Mendy". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Jacob Mendy | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Interview with Jacob Mendy" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Boreham Wood delight over club record deal for Jacob Mendy". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com.
  12. ↑ "Access all areas at Boreham Wood: Lego men, honesty sessions and analysing Everton". theathletic.com (Archived).
  13. ↑ "Wrexham aiming to bounce back from defeat when they host Maidstone". leaderlive.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Forde and Mendy could return for Wrexham's cup clash against Farnborough". nation.cymru.
  15. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL NEWS Jacob Mendy receives his first Gambia call-up". Wrexham AFC.
  16. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL WATCH | Jacob Mendy". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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