Batista Mendy

Batista Mendy
Personal information
Full name Batista Adélino Mendy[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Saint-Nazaire, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2015 Saint-Nazaire
2015–2019 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Nantes II 43 (0)
2020–2021 Nantes 2 (0)
2021–2023 Angers 69 (1)
2023– Trabzonspor 36 (1)
International career
2015–2016 France U16 10 (0)
2016–2017 France U17 7 (0)
2017 France U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 France U19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024

Batista Adélino Mendy (born 12 January 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.[3]

Club career

Having come through the youth ranks at Nantes,[4] Mendy made his professional debut for the club on 13 September 2020, in a 2–1 loss to Monaco.[5]

On 27 July 2021, Mendy joined Ligue 1 side Angers for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[6]

On 8 September 2023, Mendy joined Turkish side Trabzonspor for an estimated €5 million fee.[7][8]

International career

Born in France, Mendy is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[9] He is a youth international for France.[9]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Batista Mendy". Angers SCO. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ Batista Mendy at Soccerway
  4. ^ "FC Nantes : Les Canaris à fond sur deux pépites selon Philippe Mao". Homme Du Match (in French). 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "2-1 pour Monaco contre le FC Nantes au stade Louis II". 20 minutes (in French). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Batista Mendy: Angers sign former Nantes midfielder". Goal.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Trabzonspor yeni transferi Batista Mendy'e kavuştu!". Fotomaç (in Turkish). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ^ Tricault, Rémi (8 September 2023). "Batista Mendy quitte officiellement Angers et s'engage avec Trabzonspor". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Batista Mendy - Nantes B - Notes et caractéristiques techniques du joueur". www.footballdatabase.eu.


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