Nestor Mendy

Nestor Mendy
Personal information
Full name Nestor Pamipi Mendy
Date of birth (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995
Place of birth Senegal
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Douanes
2015– Diambars
National team‡
2015 Senegal U23 4 (0)
2016– Senegal 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:49, 1 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1:49, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Nestor Pamipi Mendy (born February 26, 1995) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Senegalese club Diambars and the Senegal national team.[1]

Playing career

Mendy was selected to represent the Senegal under-23 national team at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville in September.[2] He appeared in one match, it being the semifinal against Congo.[3] They finished in first place, earning a gold medal for the country.[4] The next month, he was again named in the 23-man squad selected to play in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[5] He appeared in three matches (against South Africa, Zambia and eventual champion Nigeria) as Senegal finished in fourth place.

Mendy made his senior international debut on 10 February 2016 during a friendly against Mexico in Miami.[6][7]

He trained with professional South African club Bidvest Wits in July 2016, but failed to earn a contract.[8]

Honours

Club

Douanes
Diambars

International

Senegal U23

References

  1. ↑ Soccerway profile
  2. ↑ "All-Africa Games: Senegal name 5 foreign-based stars in final squad". The Finder. August 31, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Congo 1 - 3 Senegal (Match report)". CAFonline.com. September 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nestor Pamipi Mendy, Milieu de Terrain U23 "Nous devons montrer que, ce qui est arrivé n'est pas le fait du hasard"" (in French). Galsen Foot. October 9, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "CAN U23 : La sélection du Sénégal" (in French). Afrik-foot.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Coerts, Stefan (February 9, 2016). "Mexico vs. Senegal: Osorio believes in youngsters". Goal.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kaufman, Michelle (February 10, 2016). "Festive crowd watches Mexico defeat Senegal 2-0 in soccer friendly at Marlins Park". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Senegal international Nestory Mendy fails to earn contract at Wits". Kickoff. July 28, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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