Benjamin Mendy

Benjamin Mendy (June 2013)

Benjamin Mendy (born 17 July 1994 Longjumeau ) is a French football player with Senegalese roots, which is currently under contract with Olympique Marseille and is eligible for the U-19 national team of France used.

Career

Association

Benjamin Mendy began playing football in Palaiseau, where he remained until 2007. At the age of 13 he went to the French second division club Le Havre AC to first go through the youth teams there. Soon he was next to Paul Pogba as the greatest talent of the club and the age of 16 he came in October 2010, his first appearance in the second team. At the same time he was still active for the U -19. In summer 2011, Mendy finally signed his first professional contract and immediately became a regular player. On 12 August 2011, he was 17 years old his debut in Ligue 2 with the club he reached the end of the season in 15th place also in the 2012/13 season was the first-choice left-back Le Havre.

During the summer break in 2013, he was finally obliged by the first division club Olympique Marseille. According to media reports Mendy cost a transfer fee of around four million euros. On August 11, 2013, were in Ligue 1 his competitive debut for Marseille. Gameday On the seventh of the season he also scored the first goal of his professional career. A week later, Mendy was in a Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund for the first time in an international club game on the court.

National

Benjamin Mendy already went through various youth teams in his country. With France, he took part in the 2011 U ​​-17 World Cup and reached the quarter-finals. Currently, he is in the U-19 national team to use.