Frédéric Mendy (born 18 September 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for

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. Born in France, Mendy represents the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Mendy began his career with French non-league club FC Rezé and for

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club Évreux FC before signing to

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who had registered to participate in the Singapore S.League, one of the few leagues that allows foreign teams to participate. As of Round 23 he has scored 15 goals, the S.League's highest goalscorer. He scored one goal in the 2010 Singapore League Cup against

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as Étoile went on to win the cup. He scored a brace against Cambodian Club

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in the 2010 Singapore Cup in which Étoile won 2–1 and progressed through to the Quarter Finals. Mendy in his first season for Étoile, would go on to score 21 goals in 32 appearances, receiving the Golden Boot for the 2010 season. Étoile would also be crowned champions. Mendy joined Home United at the start of the 2011 S-League season. He scored his first goal for Home United in the fourth minute of a 2–1 against Albirex Niigata(S). His fifth goal for the club came on April Fools' Day when he struck an 81st-minute equaliser against Tampines Rovers. It ended 1–1 and helping Home United remain unbeaten in the S-League after 25 games. In 2013, Mendy, who speaks some

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, moved from Singapore to Portugal for the first time in his career. He moved to Korea to sign for

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side

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

in 2016. Mendy signed for Korean side

Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yukon ...

for the 2017 K League 1 season from rivals Ulsan Hyundai. He scored his first goal for the club in the AFC Champions League in a 3–3 thriller against Australian side

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International career

Mendy was born in Évreux, France and is of Mandjack (Guinea Bissau) descent. He was called up the Guinea-Bissau national team, and made his debut in a

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win over

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wherein he scored his debut goal.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mendy goal.''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendy, Frederic 1988 births Living people Footballers from Paris Bissau-Guinean footballers Guinea-Bissau international footballers French footballers French people of Bissau-Guinean descent Citizens of Guinea-Bissau through descent Association football forwards Étoile FC players Évreux FC 27 players Home United FC players G.D. Estoril Praia players Moreirense F.C. players C.F. União players Ulsan Hyundai FC players Jeju United FC players Frederic Mendy Vitória F.C. players Singapore Premier League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players K League 1 players French expatriate footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate footballers in Singapore Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in South Korea French expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Thailand French expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players