Bernard Mendy

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Bernard Mendy
Personal information
Full name Bernard Mendy
Date of birth 20 August 1981 (1981-08-20) (age 27)
Place of birth    Évreux, France
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position right-back, right wing-back
Club information
Current club Hull City
Number 15
Youth clubs
1997-1998 SM Caen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2000
2000–2008
2002–2003
2008–		 SM Caen
Paris Saint-Germain
→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Hull City		 034 (2)
179 (1)
021 (0)
010 (1)   
National team2
2004–2006 France 003 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:49, 13 December 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Bernard Mendy (born 20 August 1981 in Évreux, Normandy, France) is a French football player of Senegalese origin who currently plays for Hull City. He is a right back/right wing-back who is known for his pace and constant overlapping runs.

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[edit] Career

A great fan of PSG since his childhood,[1] Mendy achieved his ambitions in 2000 when he joined PSG from SM Caen. Even though he had impressed a lot of people by his qualities during his first two seasons at PSG, he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers of England for a year, where he was appreciated for his offensive and speedy style.

When he came back from England in 2003, the new manager of PSG, Vahid Halilhodzic, decided to give him an opportunity to assert himself by using him as a first choice. That year, Mendy played one of his best seasons and was rewarded by playing his first match with the French national team against Brazil. Even though he was injured and had some troubles in the 2004-05 season, Mendy is still considered one of the best French right wing defenders, mainly due to his clinical crosses. However, he was not selected for the country's 2006 FIFA World Cup roster. In 2008, he scored the decisive goal in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue against RC Lens in a 2-1 victory, calmly stroking the ball home from the penalty spot.

Mendy had stated his desire to play to return to the English Premier League to play for his favourite football club, Manchester United.[2] Instead, on 20 June 2008, it was reported by BBC Radio Humberside that Hull City had offered Mendy a three-year deal to join the newly promoted English club. He accepted the offer and joined Hull City for training in Italy.[3] Hull manager Phil Brown had been assistant manager at Bolton during Mendy's time there. He scored his first goal for Hull City, a lobbed goal against Manchester United, in a game they lost 4–3.

[edit] Honours

  • French Cup : 2006, 2004, PSG
  • French Coupe de la Ligue : 2008, PSG
  • U-18 European Championship : 2000
  • Best Ligue 1 right wing defender UNFP : 2004
  • First selection with the French national team : May 20, 2004

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Hull City in for Frenchman Mendy". BBC Sport. Retrieved on June 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Bernard Mendy wants to play for Man.Utd.". totalclubfootball. Retrieved on October 3, 2007.
  3. ^ "Hull City in for Frenchman Mendy". BBC Sport. Retrieved on June 23, 2008.

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