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Jacob Mendy

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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 (age 29)
Place of birth Serrekunda, The Gambia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Bromley
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)
2022–2026 Wrexham 65 (6)
2025–2026 → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
2026 Peterborough United 6 (0)
2026– Bromley 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Gambia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:29, 11 July 2026 (BST)
‡ 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 left-back or left wing-back for EFL League One club Bromley.

Early life

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Mendy was born in the 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

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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] On 1 September 2025, Mendy signed for EFL League One side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.[14]

On 2 February 2026, Mendy joined Peterborough United on a permanent basis until the end of the 2025–26 season.[15] On 11 July 2026, Mendy joined Bromley F.C. from Peterborough United on a free transfer.[16]

International career

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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.[17] He made his first international appearance against Ivory Coast in a World Cup qualifier on November 20.[18]

Personal life

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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

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Club

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As of match played 20 December 2025[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Redhill 2017–18 Combined Counties Football League 3611———3611
Carshalton Athletic 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier 36500—4[a]1406
Wealdstone 2019–20 National League South 28720——307
2020–21 National League 41910——429
Total 691630——7216
Boreham Wood 2021–22 National League 44260—3[a]0532
Wrexham 2022–23 National League 30410—1[a]0324
2023–24 League Two 312302000362
2024–25 League One 4000005[b]090
2025–26 Championship 00—10—10
Total 656403060786
Peterborough United (loan) 2025–26 League One 600000—60
Career total 256401303013128541
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 18 January 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202310
202420
Total30

Honours

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Wrexham

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. Retrieved 13 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. ↑ https://www.theposh.com/news/posh-secure-loan-deal-mendy
  15. ↑ "Mendy Working His Way Back To Fitness". The Posh. 2 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Jacob Mendy is a Raven!". Bromley FC. 11 July 2026.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Jacob Mendy". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) - Player Profile - Flashscore.se". www.flashscore.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Jacob Mendy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ "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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