27 Facts About Benjamin Mendy

Benjamin Mendy was born on 17 July 1994 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss Super League club Zurich.

Benjamin Mendy remained with the club until 2013, when he joined Ligue 1 club Marseille.

Benjamin Mendy won the Premier League in his first season in England.

Benjamin Mendy was acquitted of all charges against him in two trials in 2023.

Benjamin Mendy was released by Manchester City in June 2023 following the expiry of his contract.

In July 2023, Benjamin Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lorient on a free transfer.

Benjamin Mendy made his senior debut for France in 2017 after previously being capped by France youth teams at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Benjamin Mendy was chosen in France's squad for the 2018 World Cup, which they won.

On 24 July 2011, Benjamin Mendy signed his first professional contract, a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Le Havre.

On 8 July 2013, Benjamin Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.

Benjamin Mendy was sparingly used toward the end of the season by Anigo, and made just one start in Marseille's final fourteen games.

On 23 September 2015, Benjamin Mendy was shown a straight red card shortly after coming on as a substitute against Toulouse, after he committed a professional foul on Toulouse's Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.

Benjamin Mendy would be given a two-match ban, and later missed a further 13 games for Marseille after picking up a hamstring injury against Caen in the Coupe de France on 3 January 2016.

Benjamin Mendy played for five different managers in three seasons at the Stade Velodrome.

Benjamin Mendy made 101 competitive appearances with the club and had 14 assists to his name.

Benjamin Mendy was banned for five matches for the incident, later reduced to four as he made his return against Lorient on 22 January 2017.

Monaco made a run to the semi-finals of the Champions League, and Benjamin Mendy provided 4 assists in the campaign before they were eliminated by Juventus.

Monaco scored a league-leading 107 goals during the season, and Benjamin Mendy was noted along with fellow full-back Djibril Sidibe for their forward play.

On 16 May, Benjamin Mendy was named to the 2017 UNFP Team of the Year, along with 5 of his teammates.

Benjamin Mendy returned from injury on 22 April 2018, as a 75th-minute substitute for Fabian Delph in a game against Swansea City at the City of Manchester Stadium.

On 19 July 2023,23 months after his last appearance in professional football, Benjamin Mendy signed a two-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lorient.

Benjamin Mendy was a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level.

Benjamin Mendy was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017.

Benjamin Mendy played 40 minutes as a substitute in a goalless group game against Denmark as France won the tournament.

In November 2023, it was announced that Benjamin Mendy would be taking Manchester City to an employment tribunal after claiming that he was owed millions of pounds in unauthorised wage deductions.

Benjamin Mendy alleged that the club had stopped paying him in September 2021 after he was initially charged and held in custody.

In November 2024 an Employment Tribunal found that Benjamin Mendy was entitled to receive the majority of his unpaid salary.