Jacob Mendy

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendy and the second or maternal family name is Mendy.
Jacob Mendy
File:Jacob Mendy (cropped).jpg
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 Faji Kunda, The Gambia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United (on loan from Wrexham)
Number 40
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– Wrexham 65 (6)
2025– → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2023– Gambia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:43, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ 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 wing-back or winger for EFL League One club Peterborough United on loan from EFL Championship club Wrexham and the Gambia national team.

Career

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Early life

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Mendy was born in 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]

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.[15] He made his first international appearance against Ivory Coast in a World Cup qualifier on November 20.[16]

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 3 May 2025[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Redhill 2017–18 Combined Counties Football League 36 11 – – – 36 11
Carshalton Athletic 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier 36 5 0 0 – 4[a] 1 40 6
Wealdstone 2019–20 National League South 28 7 2 0 – – 30 7
2020–21 National League 41 9 1 0 – – 42 9
Total 69 16 3 0 – – 72 16
Boreham Wood 2021–22 National League 44 2 6 0 – 3[a] 0 53 2
Wrexham 2022–23 National League 30 4 1 0 – 1[a] 0 32 4
2023–24 League Two 31 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 36 2
2024–25 League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 5[b] 0 9 0
Total 65 6 4 0 2 0 6 0 77 6
Career total 250 40 13 0 2 0 13 1 278 41
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 18 January 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Gambia 2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Wrexham

References

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