Noël Alexandre "Alex" Mendy (born 14 December 1983 in Paris) is a French

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who plays as a

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. He played formerly for

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and helped them win the

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Early career

Born in Paris, Mendy started his career at French club

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. Before trying his career in the Czech 1st Division in 2003 when he moved to

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. The first club he played for in the Czech First League was FK Marila Příbram where he scored 6 league goals in 57 appearances before moving to FK SIAD Most.

Mladá Boleslav

In 2007, he joined

on loan. Mendy made his European debut for Mladá Boleslav against

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. In 2007, Mendy scored for Mladá Boleslav in the group stages of the

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against

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and

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

, However they failed to qualify past the group stage after losing to

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and

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. Despite only scoring one goal in 24 league appearances, his move to FK Mladá Boleslav was made permanent in 2008. During the 2010–11 season, Mendy played all 30 league games for FK Mladá Boleslav scoring six goals as he helped them finish in fifth place in the

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and also win the

for the first time in Mladá Boleslav's history after beating

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on penalties, Mendy scored one of the penalties for Mladá Boleslav in the final. The Cup win also saw Mladá Boleslav qualify for the

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for the following season. After his contract with FK Mladá Boleslav expired in June 2011, Mendy sought pastures new and became a free agent. He scored 24 goals in 207 appearances in the Czech First League, which is one of the highest number of matches among expatriate players in this league and the most among French players.

Leeds United trial

On 19 July 2011, he played as an unnamed trialist on the right wing for

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during a friendly match against

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along with fellow trialists

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and Isiah Osbourne. He played for Leeds in the friendly against

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where he was officially confirmed as the unnamed trialist by his real name. With Mendy impressing in his first two pre season games with Leeds his trial was extended even further for the match against Norwegian club

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. With Mendy again impressing, starting his third pre-season match in a row for Leeds. Mendy again played for Leeds in their 3–2 win against

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at Elland Road, coming on as a second-half substitute where he impressed on the right wing. After the match manager

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said he would make a decision whether to sign Mendy and fellow trialist Boldi Bodor in the next two days after saying he felt both trialists had done ok in their spells. On 4 August 2011, Grayson confirmed on Yorkshire Radio the club were looking into signing Mendy permanently, however the deal was taking time as there were complications. Grayson confirmed that he was looking to sign the player and send him out on loan to help him learn the English game. With Leeds entering contract talks with Mendy, the move was called off on 11 August, after Leeds decided that they had to prioritise the transfer budget to sign players in other positions.

Chesterfield

On 17 August 2011, Mendy signed for Chesterfield on a 1-year deal until 30 June 2012. Mendy scored his first goal for Chesterfield in the League Two 3–0 victory over Bournemouth on 10 September 2011. Mendy was part of the side that won the

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in March 2012 at

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, it was his cross that set up the first goal for Chesterfield. He was released by the club at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Hansa Rostock

Mendy signed a two-year contract with German Club

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

on 10 June 2012.

1.FC Saarbrücken

In 2014, he signed a contract with 1.FC Saarbrücken till 2016. He played with shirtnumber 4.

Personal life

Alexandre is the older brother of Vincent Mendy who plays as a

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Honours

FK Mladá Boleslav *

: 2011 Chesterfield *

: 2011–12

References

External links

* *
Chesterfield profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendy, Alexandre 1983 births Living people French men's footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Footballers from Paris Men's association football forwards Czech First League players FK Baník Most 1909 players FK Mladá Boleslav players FC Versailles 78 players FK Příbram players Chesterfield F.C. players FC Hansa Rostock players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic 3. Liga players Regionalliga players 1. FC Saarbrücken players English Football League players 21st-century French sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England