Prosper Mendy (born 7 June 1996) is a footballer who plays as a

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for Cypriot club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

Mendy is a youth product of UF Clichy-sous-Bois, FC Montfermeil, and

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. Mendy started his professional career with

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in Spain. In 2019, he signed for

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in the Norwegian

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, where he has made fourteen appearances and scored one goal. On 25 December 2021, Mendy agreed to join

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in Belgium. On 12 June 2022 he signed a contract with the Bulgarian First League team

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for 3 years.

International career

On 14 September 2022, Mendy received his first call-up for

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

Personal life

Born in France, Mendy is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.

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