Jacob Mendy

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendy and the second or maternal family name is Mendy.
Jacob Mendy
Mendy playing for The Gambia in an AFCON match
Personal information
Full name Jacob Mendy Mendy[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27)
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 61 (6)
International career‡
2023– Gambia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 6 April 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

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 April 2024[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
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 31 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 36 2
Total 61 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 68 6
Career total 246 40 13 0 2 0 8 1 269 41
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 18 January 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gambia 2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Wrexham

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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. ^ "Jacob Mendy". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) - Player Profile - Flashscore.se". www.flashscore.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  19. ^ Jacob Mendy at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ^ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  21. ^ https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end-of-season-gallery--relive-the-red-dragons-memorable-season/