Jacob Mendy

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendy and the second or maternal family name is Mendy.
Jacob Mendy
Mendy playing for Gambia in an AFCON match
Personal information
Full name Jacob Mendy Mendy[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996
Place of birth Faji Kunda, The Gambia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 17
Youth career
–2014 Parla
2014–2015 Atlético Casarrubuelos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Atlético Madrid C 0 (0)
2015–2016 Puerta Bonita 1 (0)
2017–2018 Redhill 36 (11)
2018–2019 Carshalton Athletic 36 (5)
2019–2021 Wealdstone 69 (16)
2021–2022 Boreham Wood 44 (2)
2022– Wrexham 65 (6)
International career‡
2023– The Gambia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:14, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Jacob Mendy Mendy (born 27 December 1996) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for EFL Championship club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.

Career

Early life

Mendy was born in Gambia before moving to Parla, near Madrid at the age of six. As a youth player, Mendy played for Parla and Atlético Casarrubuelos.[3]

Club career

He then briefly joined Atlético Madrid C before the team were disbanded in 2015.[4] He then had a short spell with Puerta Bonita before moving to England.[1][5] In 2017, he signed for English ninth tier side Redhill, scoring 13 goals in 40 games.[6][7] In 2018, he signed for Carshalton Athletic in the English seventh tier, scoring eight goals in 46 games.[8][9] In 2019, Mendy signed for English sixth tier club Wealdstone, helping them earn promotion to the English fifth tier.[1] In 2021, he signed for Boreham Wood in the English fifth tier.[10][11] In 2022, he signed for Welsh team Wrexham.[12][13]

International career

On 6 June 2023, it was announced that Mendy had been named in The Gambia squad for their African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan on 14 June 2023.[14] He made his first international appearance against Ivory Coast in a World Cup qualifier on November 20.[15]

Personal life

Mendy speaks four languages - Spanish, English, Portuguese and Manjak - and is eligible to represent Gambia internationally, having been born there, as well as Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Spain.[4] His cousin Carlos Mendes Gomes is also a footballer.[1]

When he first arrived in England, he worked as a construction worker, cleaner and waste collector.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Redhill 2017–18 Combined Counties Football League 36 11 – – – 36 11
Carshalton Athletic 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier 36 5 0 0 – 4[a] 1 40 6
Wealdstone 2019–20 National League South 28 7 2 0 – – 30 7
2020–21 National League 41 9 1 0 – – 42 9
Total 69 16 3 0 – – 72 16
Boreham Wood 2021–22 National League 44 2 6 0 – 3[a] 0 53 2
Wrexham 2022–23 National League 30 4 1 0 – 1[a] 0 32 4
2023–24 League Two 31 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 36 2
2024–25 League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 5[b] 0 9 0
Total 65 6 4 0 2 0 6 0 77 6
Career total 250 40 13 0 2 0 13 1 278 41
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 18 January 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gambia 2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Wrexham

References

  1. ^ a b c d Parks, Tim. "Interview Jacob Mendy Mendy" (PDF). Wealdstone F.C. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Jacob Mendy". Jobs4Football. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Jacob M. Mendy Mendy – JACOB". futmadrid.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Jacob Mendy en la película del Wrexham de los récords, un proyecto a nivel mundial" (in Spanish). relevo.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ Grado, Álvaro de (10 April 2023). "Jacob Mendy en la película del Wrexham de los récords, un proyecto a nivel mundial". lapreferente.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b Marsh, Dan (3 March 2022). "Meet Boreham Wood's hero who worked on building site and now shapes game on Dani Alves". mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Jacob Mendy Mendy player stats | Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ^ Barlow, Tom (8 August 2022). "Get to know: Jacob Mendy". wrexhamafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Carshalton Athletic | Appearances | Jacob Mendy | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Boreham Wood delight over club record deal for Jacob Mendy". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  11. ^ James, Stuart (3 March 2022). "Access all areas at Boreham Wood: Lego men, honesty sessions and analysing Everton". nytimes.com. The Athletic. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ^ Williams, Richard (18 August 2022). "Wrexham aiming to bounce back from defeat when they host Maidstone". leaderlive.co.uk. The Leader. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Forde and Mendy could return for Wrexham's cup clash against Farnborough". nation.cymru. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ^ Waters, Matt (6 June 2023). "International News | Jacob Mendy receives his first Gambia call-up". Wrexham A.F.C. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  15. ^ Waters, Matt (20 November 2023). "International Watch | Jacob Mendy". Wrexham A.F.C. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Jacob Mendy". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) - Player Profile - Flashscore.se". www.flashscore.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Jacob Mendy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  19. ^ Williams, Aled (22 April 2023). "Wrexham promoted back to Football League as Paul Mullin scores twice". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  20. ^ "End-of-Season Gallery | Relive the Red Dragons' memorable season". Wrexham A.F.C. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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