![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mendy reps his country Senegal in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. He won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal and was named the best goalkeeper in the tournament. He first played for Guinea-Bissau because of his father and later changed to play for Senegal. He also won the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea.įor his International duty, Mendy is qualified to represent France, Guinea-Bissau, or France. He received the UEFA Goalkeeper of the year award as well as the Best FIFA Goalkeeper of 2021 the first African Goalkeeper to win both awards. He helped Chelsea to win the UEFA Champions League by keeping nine clean sheets in the 2022/2021 campaign. He kept sixteen clean sheets in that season. Mendy became the first African Goalkeeper for Chelsea’s senior team. In November 2020, Chelsea signed Mendy at a 22 million pounds fee. Mendy’s great performance to keep the ball out of the net caught the eyes of the English premier league teams. This helped Rennes to finish in the third position and qualified for the UEFA Champions league. However, Mendy kept n ine clean sheets in 24 league games. This season was closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Mendy moved to Rennes to replace their first keeper. He was the third-highest clean-sheet goalkeeper for that season. In the next season, Reims took the eighth place as Mendy kept fourteen clean sheets. Reims was promoted to Ligue 1, thanks to Mendy as the goalkeeper. He kept three clean sheets in the next 7 games and that was how he kept his post as the first Goalkeeper In the 2017/2018 season, Mendy kept 18 clean sheets out of 34 games. With one man short, Mendy came in to give a good display and kept a clean sheet. He made his debut when the first keeper was given a red card a few minutes before the game started. In 2016, Mendy joined Reims in Ligue 2, in order to get more playing time. In 2015, he became the fourth keeper of Marseille. Mendy started his football professionally at AS Cherbourg. He is amazing at the post of Goalkeeping.Īt the age of 13, Mendy started playing for Le Havre AC youth academy in Normandy. The French born Senegalese, Edouard Mendy, is 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in). He is also very vocal, often organizing his defenders’ positioning. Mendy is an aerially assertive goalkeeper, frequently coming off his line to claim crosses. He started his football in France at a very tender age.Įdouard Mendy is a 30-year-old Senegalese Goalkeeper. Mendy was born in Montivilliers (Seine-Maritime, Normandy) in France. Read Also: Edouard Mendy Bio, Age, Career, Stats, Parents, Salary, Net Worth Edouard Mendy Biography and Career ![]()
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