| Jacob Mendy | |
| Fullname: | Jacob Mendy Mendy[1] |
| Height: | [2] |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Faji Kunda, The Gambia |
| Position: | Wing-back, winger |
| Currentclub: | Wrexham |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Parla |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlético Casarrubuelos |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid C |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Puerta Bonita |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Redhill |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Carshalton Athletic |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Wealdstone |
| Caps5: | 69 |
| Goals5: | 16 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Boreham Wood |
| Caps6: | 44 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Wrexham |
| Caps7: | 50 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Gambia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 02:33, 4 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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 club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Wrexham | 2022–23 | National League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 235 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 258 | 41 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
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