Nobel Mendy
Senegalese footballer (2004)
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Nobel Mendy (born 16 August 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Real Betis, and the Senegal national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Guédiawaye, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rayo Vallecano (on loan from Betis) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guédiawaye | |||
| SPN Vernon | |||
| Pacy Ménilles RC | |||
| 2020–2021 | FC Mantois | ||
| 2021–2023 | Paris FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Paris FC II | 20 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Paris FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Betis B (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Betis (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Betis B | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Betis | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Guédiawaye, Mendy began playing football with his local football academy Guédiawaye FC, before moving to France with his family in 2015, where he played for SPN Vernon, Pacy Ménilles RC and FC Mantois 78.[1][2]
He signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Paris FC in June 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory against Pau FC on 26 December 2022.[4]
On 1 September 2023, Mendy moved on a loan to Betis Deportivo Balompié, the reserve team of Real Betis.[5] He made his first team debut on 6 January 2024, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Deportivo Alavés in the Copa del Rey.
On 6 June 2024, Betis announced that they exercised Mendy's buyout clause, with the player signing a three-year contract.[6] He made his La Liga debut on 18 May 2025, starting in a 4–1 loss at Atlético Madrid.
On 20 August 2025, Mendy was loaned to Rayo Vallecano also in the top tier, for one year.[7]
Personal life
Besides the Senegalese passport, Mendy also holds a Guinea-Bissau passport, the latter due to his mother's origin.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris FC B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Paris FC | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Betis B (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Betis B | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Betis
- UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2024–25
