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Hamza Mendyl

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Hamza Mendyl
Mendyl with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Volos
Number 37
Youth career
2002–2010 Wydad AC
2010–2015 Mohammed VI Academy
2016–2017 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lille II 26 (1)
2017–2018 Lille 13 (0)
2018–2022 Schalke 04 12 (0)
2019–2020 → Dijon (loan) 18 (1)
2021–2022 → Gaziantep (loan) 22 (1)
2022–2025 OH Leuven 60 (3)
2025–2026 Aris 23 (1)
2026– Volos 4 (0)
International career
2015 Morocco U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Morocco U20 6 (1)
2016–2020 Morocco 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026

Hamza Mendyl (Arabic: حمزة منديل; born 21 October 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Volos.

He also holds citizenship of the Ivory Coast.[2]

Club career

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Lille

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Mendyl with Lille in 2017.

In March 2016, the two clubs reached an agreement for a one-season loan to Lille, where he played for the reserve team.[3] He made 26 appearances for the B team, scoring one goal.

In 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the Lille club, on a five-year deal running until June 30, 2021. Mendyl made his professional debut on February 18, 2017, on the 26th matchday of Ligue 1 against Caen, coming on in the 79th minute in a 1–0 victory. He made his first start in a Coupe de France match against Bergerac on March 2, 2017.

On October 21, 2017, on his birthday, his coach brought him on in the second half of the league match against Rennes, where he received a red card in the 87th minute.[4]

At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, he established himself as a starter for Lille, but he was soon the subject of interest from major clubs during the opening stages of the summer 2018 transfer window, including Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, and Schalke 04.

Schalke 04

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Mendyl in action in the UEFA Champions League in 2018.

During the summer 2018 transfer window, English club Arsenal showed interest in the young Moroccan talent.[5] German club Schalke 04 also considered signing him to play on the left flank, where the long-term absence of Bastian Oczipka, who had undergone surgery for a groin injury, had created a problem.[6][7] Lille, under pressure from the financial control authorities, eventually decided to sell the Moroccan international, who joined the German club on August 17, 2018, signing a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €7 million.[8][9][10][11]

On September 15, 2018, Domenico Tedesco decided to start Hamza Mendyl in his first appearance for Schalke 04, in a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. After a disastrous start marked by several harsh tackles and having already received a yellow card, the coach decided to substitute him in the 25th minute, bringing on Alessandro Schöpf instead.[12] Schalke went on to lose the match 3–1. In his second match, he was again named in the starting lineup alongside his Moroccan national-team teammate Amine Harit in a game against Freiburg, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat.[13]

On October 3, 2018, he started his first UEFA Champions League match away against Lokomotiv Moscow, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory.[14] In December 2018, the player suffered an injury during a league match and was sidelined for two months.

On February 21, 2019, he returned from injury by starting in the Champions League round of 16 against Manchester City. During the match, he was deployed as a center forward, despite being a natural left-back. The match ended in a 3–2 defeat at home.

Dijon (Loan)

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On 21 August 2019, he was loaned to Dijon for one season with an option to buy.[15] His devastating dribbling and offensive contribution made him an undisputed starter in his position during his only season at Dijon, where he competed with Ngonda Muzinga for the spot. His main weaknesses were defensive, as evidenced by the 7 yellow cards and 1 red card he received in 20 appearances in all competitions.

He scored his first professional goal against Toulouse on matchday 28 of the league, in a 2–1 victory for his side. He returned to Schalke 04 at the end of his loan spell.

Aris Thessaloniki

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On 16 January 2025, Mendyl signed a contract with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece until 30 June 2026, with an option to extend for an additional year.[16]

International career

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Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother.[17] He played for various youth Moroccan sides,[18][19] before debuting for the senior Morocco national football team in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe.[20]

In 2017 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[21]

In 2019 He was named in Morocco's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

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Mendyl married Moroccan Instagram star Maroua Ourahali in late 2018. They had their honeymoon in the Maldives and now have a son together called Cayden, who was born on 20 February 2020. Hamza is a close friend of fellow footballer Amine Harit.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 5 July 2026[22]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague Cup[a]Europe[b]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 101000—20
2017–18 1201010—140
Total 1302010—160
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 9010—60160
2020–21 3020——50
Total 12030—60210
Dijon (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 1812000—201
Gaziantep (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 22110——231
OH Leuven 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 28020——300
2023–24 26310——273
2024–25 12020——140
Total 66350——713
Aris 2024–25 Superleague Greece 12100——121
2025–26 11010—20140
Total 23110—20261
Career total 154614010801776
  1. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 13 October 2020[23]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 201650
201750
201850
201930
202020
Total200

References

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  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "La famille de Mendyl divisée après l'élimination des éléphants (VIDEO)". Le Site Info. 25-01-2017. Retrieved 01-07-2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help).
  3. ↑ Un jeune marocain au LOSC, article sur losc.fr, 17 mars 2016
  4. ↑ "Match sheet Rennes vs. Lille". soccerway.com. 21 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Trotter, Scott (6 September 2018). "Arsenal news live: Guendouzi's ambitions & Liverpool contact former target". footballlondon. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ↑ [dead link].
  7. ↑ Magdeburg, Volksstimme. "Ersatz für Oczipka: Schalke holt Marokkaner Mendyl". www.volksstimme.de (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. ↑ http://www.africatopsports.com, Publié par Isidore AKOUETE pour Africa Top Sports Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain (17 August 2018). "Hamza Mendyl : Le Marocain quitte le LOSC pour Schalke 04". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2019. {{cite web}}: External link in |last1= (help)
  9. ↑ "Football: Hamza Mendyl rejoint Amine Harit au FC Schalke 04". Al HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Marokko.nl Cookiewall | Over MAROKKO.nl". over.marokko.nl. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "L'international marocain Hamza Mendyl quitte Lille, direction Gelsenkirchen". RTBF Sport (in French). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Match sheet Borussia M'gladbach vs. Schalke 04". soccerway.com. 15 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Match sheet Fribourg vs. Schalke 04". soccerway.com. 25 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Match sheet Lokomotiv Moscou vs. Schalke 04". soccerway.com. 3 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Hamza Mendyl en prêt au DFCO". www.dfco.fr. 21 août 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ↑ "Ο Hamza Mendyl στον ΑΡΗ!" [Hamza Mendyl at ARIS!] (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Arcus-Mendyl : À peine pros, déjà internationaux | Lille LOSC". losc.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mountakhab.net - Des joueurs du Real, de Dortmund et d'Arsenal dans la liste d'El Idrissi". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Mountakhab.net - Tournoi U20 en Chine: les 22 Marocains". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".[dead link]
  22. ↑ "Hamza Mendyl » Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
  23. ↑ Hamza Mendyl at National-Football-Teams.com
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