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He helped his nation win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, while also being named the tournament's best goalkeeper, keeping a clean sheet in the final. He was also awarded both the UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year and The Best FIFA Goalkeeper of 2021, becoming the first African goalkeeper in football's history to win both awards.Įligible to play for Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and France, Mendy initially joined Guinea-Bissau in honour of his father, but subsequently switched allegiance to Senegal, where he became the first choice keeper for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, helping Senegal to a runners-up finish. In the summer of 2020, 27 year old French born Senegalese goalkeeper realized his big ambitions as he put pen to paper to sign a 5-year contract with English. Mendy also equalled the record for the most clean sheets in a UEFA Champions League season with nine, and kept another clean sheet in the final to help Chelsea win their second title. In his first season, he immediately broke into the starting line-up, becoming the first African goalkeeper to play for the club's senior team, and kept sixteen clean sheets in the Premier League. In September 2020, Mendy signed for Premier League side Chelsea for a fee reported of £22 million.

He established himself as regular in the following seasons at Reims and Rennes. Mendy was released in 2014, after which he almost quit football, before getting an opportunity with Marseille's reserves.

EDOUARD MENDY CURRENT TEAMS PROFESSIONAL

Starting his career in his native France, Mendy played in the Le Havre academy before signing professional terms with third division Cherbourg in 2011. Edouard Mendy Weight, 14st (88.89kg) Place of birth, Montivilliers, France Nationality, Senegal Date Signed, 24 Sep, 2020 Fee, Unknown.

Édouard Mendy at National-Football-Teams.Édouard Osoque Mendy (born 1 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Chelsea and the Senegal national team.

'CAN 2017 – Guinée-Bissau : Une Première liste de 35 joueurs' (in French).

In difficult moments, we do not always take the necessary time for reflection and therefore not always the right decisions. I have always wanted to represent Senegal, my mother's homeland. This decision was to pleasure him, not really my choice. I was a little rushed to mention this possibility, I went through a personal period a little complicated, I almost lost my father, of Guinean (Bissau-Guinean) origin, who was very sick. I could have participated in the (2017) African Cup of Nations, but I finally declined this proposal. I was contacted by Guinea (Guinea-Bissau), it goes back to last winter (2016).

'Stade de Reims- Edouard Mendy : 'Le Sénégal ? Mon choix a toujours été de représenter cette sélection '' (in French).

'Djurtus: Lista de convocados do para o amistoso com Belenenses e Estoril' (in Portuguese).

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'Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims'.

Career statistics International As of matches played on 27 July 2019 Senegal national team Mendy made his debut for Senegal in a 1–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 18 November 2018. Shortly after, he was shortlisted by Guinea-Bissau to play the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for them, but he has ultimately rejected the call and pledged his future to Senegal. At the time, his father was very ill and was about to pass away, leading Mendy to honour him playing for the Bissau-Guinean national team. In November 2016, he was called-up by Guinea-Bissau to play friendly matches against Portuguese clubs Belenenses and Estoril.

Mendy was born to a Senegalese mother and a Bissau-Guinean father. On 6 August 2019, Rennes announced they had signed Mendy from Stade de Reims for an undisclosed fee. Mendy helped Stade de Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, as they were promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. Mendy stayed in Cherbourg until the summer of 2014, where he was ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:19, 27 July 2019 (UTC)Įdouard Mendy started his professional career at AS Cherbourg, who were then in the Championnat National, the third tier of the French football league system.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of

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