Alexandre Mendy (footballer, born 1994)

Alexandre Mendy (born 20 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Montpellier. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Alexandre Mendy

Mendy with Guingamp in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Toulon, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Montpellier
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Nice B	19	(12)
2013–2016	Nice	18	(1)
2014	→ Strasbourg (loan)	13	(6)
2014–2015	→ Nîmes (loan)	16	(3)
2016–2017	Guingamp	22	(3)
2017–2020	Bordeaux	16	(4)
2018–2019	→ Guingamp (loan)	16	(3)
2019–2020	→ Brest (loan)	20	(3)
2020–2025	Caen	166	(69)
2025–	Montpellier	0	(0)
International career‡
2020–	Guinea-Bissau	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2023

Club career

A youth product of Nice, Mendy was loaned six months in 2014 to semi-professional club Strasbourg to gain more playing time.^[1] He was again loaned eight months later to Ligue 2 side Nîmes,^[2] where he made his full professional in September 2014, in a 2–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Gazélec Ajaccio.^[3]

On 21 June 2016, Mendy signed for Ligue 1 side Guingamp.^[4] The transfer fee was estimated at between €600,000 and 1 million.^[5]

In June 2017, Mendy moved to league rivals Bordeaux, signing a four-year deal.^[5][6]

On 29 October 2024, Mendy became the all-time top scorer of Caen after netting a brace in a 3–0 win over Martigues. His second goal of the match was his 70th for Caen, surpassing Cyrille Watier's previous record of 69 goals for the club.^[7]

International career

Mendy is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.^[8] He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team in October 2020.^[9][10] Mendy debuted for Guinea-Bissau in a 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Senegal on 15 November 2020.^[11]

Personal life

Mendy is the cousin of fellow footballers Nampalys Mendy and Bafétimbi Gomis.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice B	2013–14	CFA	13	9	—		—		—		13	9
	2015–16	CFA	6	3	—		—		—		6	3
	Total		19	12	—		—		—		19	12
Strasbourg (loan)	2013–14	National	13	6	0	0	—		—		13	6
Nîmes (loan)	2014–15	Ligue 2	16	3	1	0	0	0	—		17	3
Nîmes B (loan)	2014–15	CFA 2	9	6	—		—		—		9	6
Nice	2015–16	Ligue 1	18	1	1	1	2	4	—		21	6
Guingamp	2016–17	Ligue 1	22	3	4	3	3	0	—		29	6
Guingamp B	2016–17	CFA 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Bordeaux	2017–18	Ligue 1	16	4	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	18	4
Bordeaux B	2018–19	National 2	4	3	—		—		—		4	3
Guingamp (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 1	16	3	3	1	4	1	—		23	5
Brest (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	20	3	1	0	3	0	—		24	3
Caen	2020–21	Ligue 2	30	4	2	1	—		—		32	5
	2021–22	Ligue 2	32	16	0	0	—		—		32	16
	2022–23	Ligue 2	37	19	2	2	—		—		39	21
	2023–24	Ligue 2	37	22	2	1	—		—		39	23
	2024–25	Ligue 2	30	8	3	3	—		—		33	11
	Total		166	69	9	7	—		—		175	76
Career total			320	113	19	12	12	5	2	0	353	130

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Guingamp

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19^[14]

Individual

• Ligue 2 top goalscorer: 2023–24^[15]
• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24^[16]