Benjamin Mendy, born July 17, 1994, is a well-known French professional footballer who plays for Premier League team Manchester City as a left-back. He participated in national team competitions for France from 2017 to 2019.
Wiki Profile
| Full Name: | Benjamin Mendy |
| Date of Birth: | July 17, 1994 |
| Place of Birth: | Longjumeau, France |
| State of Origin: | Longjumeau |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Footballer |
| Net Worth: | $30 million |
| Wife/Girlfriend: | Not Married |
Early Life
Benjamin Mendy was born in Longjumeau, France where he grew up and began his youth career.
Mendy is a devout Muslim who traveled to Mecca for the Hajj.
Mendy started his playing career in 2010 with the club’s reserve team after graduating from Le Havre’s youth academy.
A year later, he was promoted to the first team. He stayed with the organization until 2013, when he switched to Marseille of Ligue 1.
Mendy played with Les Olympiens for the following three seasons before moving on to Monaco, where he won the national championship in 2016–17.
Career
Mendy signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal with Ligue 2 club Le Havre, on July 24, 2011. [5] On August 9, 2011, Mendy made his professional debut during the team’s 2-1 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Amiens.
Mendy joined Olympique de Marseille of Ligue 1 on July 8, 2013.
Manager Élie Baup brought in Mendy after helping Marseille finish in second place and earn a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.
On August 11 against Guingamp, he made his club and Ligue 1 debuts. On September 24 against Saint-Étienne, he scored his first goal for Marseille.
Mendy made his European debut on October 1 at Borussia Dortmund and was part of the squad for all six of the group-stage games.
However, Marseille lost every game they played in the group stage, exiting the tournament, and Baup was fired in favor of José Anigo, a former club manager.
Anigo utilized Mendy rarely in the final 14 games of Marseille’s campaign, and he only had one start. Éric Di Meco, a former Marseille left-back, condemned Mendy’s play in the match against Lille on April 20, 2014, saying he would “eat a rat” if Mendy ever reached the French national squad.
Mendy was one of the 40 men shortlisted for the 2014 Golden Boy award after the season.
On July 24, 2017, Manchester City of the Premier League made the announcement that they had signed Mendy to a six-year deal for an estimated $52 million.
The transfer fee broke the previous defense record, which City established ten days earlier for colleague Kyle Walker.
Mendy suffered a right knee injury against Crystal Palace on September 23, 2017, as he collided with Palace forward Andros Townsend.
[28] Later, the team acknowledged that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament, and on September 29, he had surgery in Barcelona.
Benjamin Mendy Net Worth
Benjamin Mendy is a professional French footballer who has a net worth of around $25. He makes money through his football career.
Personal Life
Benjamin Mendy is not married and there are no information about who he is dating despite reportedly having an affair with women.
