| Intro | Bissau-Guinean footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Guinea-Bissau Senegal |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 March 1989, Guédiawaye |
| Age: | 31 years |
Formose Mendy (born 23 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Adana Demirspor.
Mendy played club football in France, Spain, England and Finland, for Lens, Istres, Puertollano, Sporting de Gijón, Blackpool and HJK Helsinki.
Born in Senegal, Mendy represented Guinea-Bissau at international level.
Early and personal life
Mendy was born in Guédiawaye, Senegal to a father that had numerous wives and 25 children. He emigrated to Marseille, France at the age of seven, to live with an aunt.
Club career
France
Mendy played youth football for Septème-les-Vallons, Lyon, Consolat and Lens, and started his senior career in France with Lens B and Istres. After finishing his loan deal with Istres, being part of the squad that won promotion to Ligue 2, he was released by Lens.
Spain
Mendy arrived in Spain in the summer of 2009, signing for Puertollano in Segunda División B. After just one season he joined another club in the same division, Sporting de Gijón’s reserve side.
Following a change of management at the Asturias team in 2012, Mendy was promoted to the main squad. He made his La Liga debut on 25 February 2012 in a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander, and added a further nine appearances (often as a starter) as the campaign ended in relegation; additionally, he scored four goals for the B’s, who finished in tenth position in the third level.
England and Finland
On 29 September 2014, Mendy signed a season-long deal with Blackpool in the Football League Championship. On 20 April of the following year he joined Finnish club HJK Helsinki, scoring his first goal for his new team on 14 May in a 1–0 home victory over IFK Mariehamn, after entering as a substitute.
Turkey
On 1 January 2016, Mendy signed a one 1/2-year contract with Adana Demirspor in the Turkish TFF First League.
International career
As his grandfather hailed from the country, Mendy chose to represent Guinea-Bissau internationally, making his debut on 7 February 2011 against Gambia.