Maeline Jacqueline Caroline Mendy (born 26 December 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Lyon.
Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Mendy started playing football at AS Val-de-Fontenay, where she played with the club's boys team. In 2017, she joined RC Joinville where she captained the U14 boys team before joining Lyon youth team in 2022.[1] She won the 2022-23 France national U-19 Women's Championship with Lyon.[2]
On 7 July 2023, Olympique Lyonnais announced that they had signed a professional contract with Mendy until the summer of 2026.[3] She made her professional debut on March 3, 2024 in a match against Dijon (1-3). With 7 games played, and 2 goals scored in the league, Mendy became the first Lyon player to score more than one goal before her 18th birthday.[4][5][6] On 11 January 2025, Lyon announced that they had extended their contract with Mendy until the summer of 2027.[7]
Maeline Mendy was loaned to RC Strasbourg on January 15, 2025, on a deal that runs until June 30, 2025. The aim of the loan is to give her more playing time and enable her to continue her progress at the highest level.[8] Maeline Mendy scored her first goal for RC Strasbourg on March 29, 2025, on the 19th day of the Arkema Première Ligue in a 6-0 win over En Avant Guingamp. Mendy scored the fourth goal of the match in the 63rd minute.[9][10]
In 2023, Mendy captained France under-17s during the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[11] She scored a hattrick and delivered 2 assists against Switzerland in the semi-finals and scored one goal in the final to help France winning the competition for the first time in their history.[12][13] Mendy scored in total 5 goals during the campaign and was the joint top scorer alongside her teammate Liana Joseph and Spanish team player Vicky López.[14]
Lyon
France U17
France U19
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