Jean-Paul Mendy (born 15 August 1982), 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 for
Oissel
Oissel () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, just south of Rouen at the junction of the D18 and the D13 ...
as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Professional career
Mendy spent most of his career in the lower divisions of France, but briefly played professional football with
US Orléans
Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relega ...
in the
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...
. He made his professional debut in a 2–0 loss to
Valenciennes FC
Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes play ...
on 26 September 2014.
International career
Born in France and of Bissau-Guinean descent, Mendy was called up to the
Guinea-Bissau national football team
The Guinea-Bissau national football team (Portuguese language, Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol da Guiné-Bissau) represents Guinea-Bissau in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Gu ...
for the
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
, but failed to make the final team.
References
External links
USOFoot Profile*
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Living people
1982 births
Sportspeople from Évreux
Footballers from Eure
Men's association football defenders
French men's footballers
Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
French sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
FC Rouen players
US Orléans players
US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players
CMS Oissel players
Championnat National players
Ligue 2 players