Hamza Mendyl

Hamza Mendyl (Arabic: حمزة منديل; born 21 October 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Gaziantep, on loan from 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04, and the Morocco national team.

Hamza Mendyl
Mendyl with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hamza Mendyl
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Gaziantep
(on loan from Schalke 04)
Number 27
Youth career
2002–2010 Wydad
2010–2015 Mohammed VI Academy
2016–2017 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lille II 26 (1)
2017–2018 Lille 13 (0)
2018– Schalke 04 12 (0)
2019–2020 → Dijon (loan) 18 (1)
2021– → Gaziantep (loan) 18 (1)
National team‡
2015 Morocco U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Morocco U20 6 (1)
2016– Morocco 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:06, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:06, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Lille

Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.[2]

Schalke 04

On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.[3]

International career

Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother.[4] He played for various youth Moroccan sides,[5][6] before debuting for the senior Morocco national football team in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe.[7]

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]

Personal life

Mendyl married Moroccan Instagram star Maroua Ourahali in late 2018. They had their honeymoon in the Maldives and now have a son together called Cayden, who was born on 20 February 2020. Hamza is a close friend of fellow footballer Amine Harit.

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 September 2021[9]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague Cup[lower-alpha 1]Europe[lower-alpha 2]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille2016–17Ligue 1101000—20
2017–18Ligue 11201010—140
Total 1302010—160
Schalke 042018–19Bundesliga9010—60160
2020–21Bundesliga3020——50
Total 12030—60210
Dijon (loan)2019–20Ligue 11812000—201
Gaziantep (loan)2021–22Süper Lig3000——30
Career total 461701060601
  1. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 13 October 2020[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 201650
201750
201850
201930
202020
Total200

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 - Saison 2016/2017 - 26ème journée - SM Caen / LOSC".
  3. "Linksverteidiger Hamza Mendyl wird ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "Arcus-Mendyl : À peine pros, déjà internationaux | Lille LOSC". losc.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. "Mountakhab.net - Des joueurs du Real, de Dortmund et d'Arsenal dans la liste d'El Idrissi". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. "Mountakhab.net - Tournoi U20 en Chine: les 22 Marocains". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
  9. "Hamza Mendyl » Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
  10. Hamza Mendyl at National-Football-Teams.com
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