Édouard Osoque Mendy (born 1 March 1992) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Senegal national team. Starting his career in his native France, Mendy played in the

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academy before signing professional terms with third division

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in 2011. Mendy was released in 2014, after which he almost quit football, before getting an opportunity with

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's reserves. He established himself as regular in the following seasons at

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and

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. In September 2020, Mendy signed for

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side Chelsea for a fee reported of £22 million. 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. Mendy also equalled the record for the most clean sheets in a

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season with nine, and kept another clean sheet in the

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to help Chelsea win their second title. He was also awarded both the UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year and

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of 2021, becoming the first African goalkeeper in football's history to win both awards. Eligible to play for

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, Senegal, and

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, 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

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, helping Senegal to a runners-up finish. He helped his nation win the

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, while also being named the tournament's best goalkeeper, keeping a clean sheet in the

Early life

Mendy was born in

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(

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) in France. He is a cousin of left-back

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, who plays for

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and the France national team.

Club career

Early career

Mendy joined the youth academy of

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at the age of 13. After being stuck behind

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in the talent pool, Mendy dropped down levels to play with CS Municipaux Le Havre. He started his professional career at

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, who were then in the

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, the third tier of the French football league system. He stayed in Cherbourg until the summer of 2014, after which he was without a club for a year. "I did genuinely have my doubts about whether I would carry on," Mendy said in a later interview. At the age of 22, Mendy registered for unemployment and began to look for jobs outside of football. However, in 2015, Mendy was recommended to fill a goalkeeping vacancy at

by friend and former teammate Ted Lavie. After one phone call with the academy goalkeeping coach, Dominique Bernatowicz, Marseille signed Mendy as their fourth choice goalkeeper. He played the 2015–16 season in Marseille's reserve team, primarily as a backup to

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Reims

In search of regular playing time, Mendy joined

during the

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season. On the opening day of the season, Mendy made his debut when Reims' starting goalkeeper

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was sent off five minutes into the match against

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. Mendy went on to keep three clean sheets over his next seven games. The next season, Mendy cemented his role as the starting goalkeeper on a team for the first time, as he helped Reims win the

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title as they were promoted to

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for the following season. Mendy kept 18 clean sheets in his 34 appearances over the course of the season. In the 2018–19 season, Mendy played in all 38 Ligue 1 games, as newly promoted Reims soared to an eighth-place finish. Mendy kept fourteen clean sheets, the third highest of any goalkeeper in the league.

Rennes

Mendy joined

in August 2019 for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be in the region of €4 million, replacing departing goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek. Mendy made his debut on Matchday 3 against

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after recovering from a broken finger. He saved a penalty to preserve a clean sheet as Rennes won 2–0 at the

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. Mendy went on to keep nine clean sheets in 24 league matches for Rennes in a season that was shortened due to the

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, helping them to a third-place finish and qualification for the

Chelsea

2020–21 season

English club

signed Mendy on a five-year contract in September 2020, for a fee reported to be £22 million. On 29 September, Mendy made his debut for the club against

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in the fourth round of the

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, which Chelsea lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Mendy made his

debut on 3 October, keeping a clean sheet in Chelsea's 4–0 victory over

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, becoming the first African goalkeeper to play in the division since

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in 2012. His clean sheet against

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on 31 October made him the first Chelsea goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in their first three

matches since Petr Čech in 2004. With a clean sheet in the club's next match, a 3–0 win against Mendy's former club Rennes in the Champions League, Chelsea recorded five consecutive clean sheets for the first time in a decade. On 8 May 2021, Mendy saved a panenka style penalty-kick from

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as Chelsea came from 0–1 down to defeat

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2–1. Three weeks later on 29 May, Mendy became the first African goalkeeper to play in a final of the UEFA Champions League and the first since

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, who appeared in the

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. Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1–0 in the

. He also equaled the record of most clean sheets in a Champions League season, by keeping nine clean sheets, the same as

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in 2000–01 and

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in 2015–16.

2021–22 season

Mendy started the

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tie against Villarreal, making important saves in the tie that went to extra time. He was replaced by

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for the penalty shoot-out, which Chelsea went on to win for a second Super Cup title. Mendy finished second in the

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goalkeeper

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, who saved two penalties in the

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final. Mendy did, however, win the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award. In February 2022, after winning the

with

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, Mendy returned from international duty to take part in the

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, starting in the final as he won a second trophy in two weeks.

International career

Mendy was born to a Senegalese mother and a Bissau-Guinean father in France. In November 2016, he was called up by

to play friendly matches against Portuguese clubs

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and

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. 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. Shortly after, he was shortlisted by Guinea-Bissau to play the

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for them, but he ultimately rejected the call and pledged his future to

. Mendy made his debut for Senegal in a 1–0 win over

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on 18 November 2018. Mendy went on to become Senegal's first choice goalkeeper leading up to the

. He started in both Senegal's opening two group stage matches, a 2–0 win over

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and a 1–0 defeat to

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. However, he was injured during the warmups before Senegal's final group stage match against

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, and was forced to withdraw from the squad with a broken finger as Senegal would go on to lose in the

1–0 to Algeria. In January 2022, Mendy was included in Senegal's squad for the

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. In his first game at the competition, on 10 January against

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, he kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win for Senegal. After the group stages, Mendy helped his nation to progress into the

. At the final on 6 February, against

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, following a goaless draw after extra-time, Mendy saved a spot kick from

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and another hit the post during the penalty shootout to win the tournament for Senegal for the first time. For his performances throughout the competition, including keeping four clean sheets, he was named the tournament's best goalkeeper.

Style of play

Mendy has been described as a physically dominant goalkeeper who exerts a strong influence in the defensive third. In the 2019–20 season with Rennes, Mendy recorded a 75.3% save success rate, the highest in Ligue 1, averaging 2.5 saves per game. In the same season, Mendy completed 51.4% of his passes over 40 yards, the same as Ederson, who is highly regarded for his kicking ability. Mendy is an aerially assertive goalkeeper, frequently coming off his line to claim crosses. He is also very vocal, often organizing his defenders' positioning. Upon his arrival at Chelsea, former manager

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praised his positive attitude and work ethic.

Personal life

In 2021, Édouard Mendy and Ferland Mendy criticised the British and French press for wrongly using their images in stories about

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, who had been charged with sexual offences. Édouard Mendy said that the errors were "highly symbolic" of how black men are treated in those countries.

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apologised for the error.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Reims *

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: 2017–18 Chelsea *

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runner-up:

, 2021–22 *

runner-up: 2021–22 Senegal *

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; runner-up:

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Individual *UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season:

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Best African International: 2021 * UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season:

* The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper:

*Africa Cup of Nations Best Goalkeeper:

*Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Profile
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