Antoine Mendy (born 27 May 2004) is a French professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

Career

Mendy is a youth product of

since the age of 10, and worked his way up their youth categories. He began his senior career with their reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 September 2022. He made his professional and

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with Nice as a late substitute in a 1–1 win over Auxerre on 16 October 2022.

Personal life

Born in France, Mendy is of Senegalese descent.

Career statistics

References

External links

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OGC Nice profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendy Antoine 2004 births Living people Footballers from Marseille French men's footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent OGC Nice players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players Men's association football fullbacks