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{{short description|French footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bernard Mendy
| image = Bernard Mendy 1.png
| caption = Mendy playing for [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] in 2012
| full_name = Bernard Mendy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|8|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Évreux]], France
| height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2206/Bernard-Mendy/overview |title=Bernard Mendy |publisher=Premier League |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>
| position = [[Right-back]]<ref>{{Hugman|13486|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1987–1996
| youthclubs1 = ALM Évreux
| youthyears2 = 1996–1998
| youthclubs2 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
| years1 = 1998–2000
| clubs1 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2000–2008
| clubs2 = [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| caps2 = 189
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2002–2003
| clubs3 = → [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (loan)
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2008–2010
| clubs4 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
| caps4 = 49
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2011–2012
| clubs5 = [[Odense Boldklub|OB]]
| caps5 = 40
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2012–2014
| clubs6 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = [[AEL Limassol]]
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2016
| clubs10 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps10 = 12
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2016
| clubs11 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 2
| totalcaps = 431
| totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2004
| nationalteam2 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship|UEFA European Under-18 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|2000 Germany]]|}}
| manageryears1 = 2017–2022
| managerclubs1 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2018
| managerclubs2 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine]] (caretaker)
| manageryears3 = 2022
| managerclubs3 = [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine]] (caretaker)
}}
'''Bernard Mendy''' (born 20 August 1981) is a French former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[right-back]].<ref name="fff">{{cite web|title=Joueur - Bernard MENDY - FFF|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/644-bernard-mendy|access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> He was known for his blistering pace and constant overlapping runs. He most recently served as the assistant manager of [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine]].<ref name="astmgr">{{cite web|title=Bernard Mendy intègre le staff des féminines du PSG|url=https://www.culturepsg.com/news/anciens/bernard-mendy-integre-le-staff-des-feminines-du-psg/19148|access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref>

Having started his professional career with [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] in the 1998–99 season, Mendy moved to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in 2000 where his eight-year was only interrupted by a season-long loan at [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. He went on to play for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and [[Odense Boldklub|OB]] before returning to France joining [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] in 2012. Later in his career, he had stints with Indian clubs [[Chennaiyin FC]] and [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal FC]] as well as with Cypriot side [[AEL Limassol]].

==Early life==
Bernard Mendy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/societe/B-2-MRS-478981558/ |title=B 2 MRS |website=Verif.com |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=fr}}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Bernard-MENDY-1572420/ |title=Bernard Mendy |website=Verif.com |access-date=2 August 2022 |language=fr}}</ref> was born on 20 August 1981 in [[Évreux]], Eure.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur6751.html |title=Bernard Mendy |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |language=fr|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

==Playing career==
A fan of [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] since his childhood,<ref name="Hull City in for Frenchman Mendy">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7465877.stm|title=Hull City in for Frenchman Mendy|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=23 June 2008 | date=11 July 2008}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] of England for a year, where he was appreciated for his offensive and speedy style. 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 [[France national football team|France national team]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. However, he was not selected for the country's [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] roster. In 2008, he came on as a substitute and 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/coupe-de-la-ligue/lens-paris-les-compos_AN-200803290009.html |title=LENS – PARIS : LES COMPOS|publisher=rmcsport.bfmtv.com |access-date=26 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/FRA/news/01cb-0f84d3d84001-361dd65638ff-1000--cup-of-joy-for-psg-despair-for-lens/ |title=Cup of joy for PSG, despair for Lens|publisher=UEFA |access-date=26 February 2021 }}</ref>

Mendy had stated his desire to return to England, to play for his favourite football club, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalclubfootball.com/2007/10/03/bernanr-mendy-wants-to-play-for-manchester-united/ |title=Bernard Mendy wants to play for Man.Utd. |publisher=totalclubfootball |access-date=3 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203094312/http://totalclubfootball.com/2007/10/03/bernanr-mendy-wants-to-play-for-manchester-united/ |archive-date=3 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Instead, on 20 June 2008, it was reported by [[BBC Radio Humberside]] that [[Hull City A.F.C.|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.<ref name="Hull City in for Frenchman Mendy" /> Hull manager [[Phil Brown (footballer born 1959)|Phil Brown]] had been assistant manager at Bolton during Mendy's time there. He scored his first goal for Hull City, a lob against Manchester United, in a game they lost 4–3. He was released from his contract on 17 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/8687679.stm|title=Exodus begins as Hull City part company with Mendy|date=17 May 2010|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 May 2010}}</ref>

On 9 February 2011, Mendy signed a {{frac|1|1|2}}-year contract with Danish club [[Odense Boldklub]] having passed the medical examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ob.dk/artikel/ob-skriver-kontrakt-medbernard-mendy.aspx|title=OB skriver kontrakt med Bernard Mendy|date=9 February 2011|work=ob.dk|publisher=ob.dk|access-date=9 February 2011}}</ref> On 25 June 2012, Mendy returned to playing in the French league by signing a two-year contract for [[Stade Brestois]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Officiel : le grand retour de Bernard Mendy à Brest ! |url=http://www.footmercato.net/flash-mercato/officiel-le-grand-retour-de-bernard-mendy-a-brest_87167 |website=Foot Mercato |access-date=19 July 2019 |language=fr |date=25 June 2012}}</ref>

On 21 August 2014, Mendy was a first round pick in the Inaugural [[2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft|ISL International Draft]], signing for the [[Chennaiyin FC]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL Draft: Kerala Blasters snap up Michael Chopra, Team Chennai sign Bernard Mendy|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-draft-kerala-blasters-snap-up-michael-chopra-team-chennai-sign-bernard-mendy-1674495.html|publisher=firstpost.com|access-date=21 August 2014|date=21 August 2014}}</ref> He started in their first match on 15 October, a 2–1 win at [[FC Goa]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raj|first1=Rohan|title=ISL: Record-breaking Chennaiyin FC romp to 2–1 win over FC Goa|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium/1/395917.html|access-date=15 October 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=15 October 2014}}</ref>

On 12 January 2016, Mendy signed to play for the [[I-League]] side [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] in the [[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/news/east-bengal-club-makes-the-biggest-biggest-signing-in-indian-club-football-history|title=East Bengal Club makes the biggest biggest signing in Indian Club Football History|date=12 January 2016|access-date=13 January 2016|publisher=East Bengal Club|archive-date=15 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115074539/http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/news/east-bengal-club-makes-the-biggest-biggest-signing-in-indian-club-football-history|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the 2016 ISL season, he returned to Chennaiyin for one final season, playing 9 games and scoring twice as Chennaiyin had a disappointing season, finishing 7th in the points table. He decided to end his career at the end of the 2016 ISL season.

==Coaching career==
Mendy was appointed as assistant manager of [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine]] in December 2017.<ref name=astmgr/> With manager [[Patrice Lair]] joining [[Chamois Niortais F.C.|Chamois Niortais]] prior to the final of [[:fr:Coupe de France féminine de football 2017-2018|2017–18 Coupe de France féminine]], Mendy took over as caretaker manager and led his side to a 1–0 victory against six-time defending champions [[Olympique Lyonnais Féminin|Lyon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-psg-s-offre-la-coupe-de-france-feminine-devant-lyon-au-terme-d-un-scenario-incroyable/906566|title=Le PSG s'offre la Coupe de France féminine devant Lyon au terme d'un scénario incroyable|access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> It was also second major title in team's history after the cup victory in 2010. He continues in his role of assistant manager after the appointment of [[Olivier Echouafni]] as manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.footofeminin.fr/D1F-Olivier-ECHOUAFNI-nomme-a-la-tete-du-PSG_a14836.html|title=#D1F - Olivier ECHOUAFNI nommé à la tête du PSG|access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mendy is married to former gymnast Lucy Hughes and has three daughters, Kayna, Iman and his third daughter was born in June 2010.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]
|[[1998–99 French Division 2|1998–99]]<ref name="FR">{{cite web|title=Bernard Mendy|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur6751.html|publisher=L'Équipe|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[Ligue 2]]
|4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[[1999–2000 French Division 2|1999–2000]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 2
|30||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34!!2!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!35!!2
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|[[2000–01 French Division 1|2000–01]]<ref name="FR"/>
|[[Ligue 1]]
|19||0||0||0||7{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]|name=UCL}}||0||26||0
|-
|[[2001–02 French Division 1|2001–02]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|21||1||3||1||3{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]/[[UEFA Europa League]]|name=UEL}}||1||27||3
|-
|[[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|33||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||38||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|29||0||3||1||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||37||1
|-
|[[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|36||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||40||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|28||0||3||0||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||2||39||2
|-
|[[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|23||1||8||3||colspan="2"|—||31||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!189!!2!!26!!5!!23!!3!!238!!10
|-
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (loan)
|[[2002–03 Premier League|2002–03]]<ref name="FR"/>
|[[Premier League]]
|21||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
|[[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Premier League
|28||2||5||0||colspan="2"|—||33||2
|-
|[[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Premier League
|21||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!49!!2!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!56!!2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Odense Boldklub|OB]]
|[[2010–11 Danish Superliga|2010–11]]<ref name="FR"/>
|[[Danish Superliga]]
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Danish Superliga|2011–12]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Danish Superliga
|29||2||0||0||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||35||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!40!!2!!0!!0!!6!!0!!46!!2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
|[[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 1
|31||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||33||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]]<ref name="FR"/>
|Ligue 2
|7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!38!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!41!!2
|-
|[[Chennaiyin FC]]
|[[2014 Indian Super League season|2014]]<ref name="SW">{{cite web|title=Soccerway profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/bernard-mendy/1556/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[Indian Super League]]
|13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
|[[AEL Limassol]]
|[[2014–15 Cypriot First Division|2014–15]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|12||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|[[Chennaiyin FC]]
|[[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Indian Super League
|14||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||2
|-
|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]<ref name="SW"/>
|[[I-League]]
|9||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||2
|-
|[[Chennaiyin FC]]
|[[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]<ref name="SW"/>
|Indian Super League
|12||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!431!!15!!42!!5!!29!!3!!502!!23
|}

{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[2003–04 Coupe de France|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Coupe de France|2005–06]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue|2007–08]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/sport/intertoto/uefa/uefa.html|title= Brescia, sogno finito il Psg va in Uefa|publisher=Repubblica.it|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

'''Chennaiyin'''
*[[Indian Super League]]: [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

'''France U18'''
*[[UEFA European Under-18 Championship]]: [[2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|2000]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

'''Individual'''
*[[Trophées UNFP du football|UNFP Team of the Year]]: [[Trophées UNFP du football#2004|2003–04]]{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*{{FFF player}}
*{{UEFA player}}

{{2003–04 Ligue 1 UNFP Team of the Year}}
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