Maeline Mendy

About

Maeline Jacqueline Caroline Mendy (born 26 December 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Première Ligue club Paris FC. She has previously played for OL Lyonnes and Strasbourg.

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. She won the 2022-23 France national U-19 Women’s Championship with Lyon.

On 7 July 2023, Olympique Lyonnais announced that they had signed a professional contract with Mendy until the summer of 2026. She made her professional debut on 3 March 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. On 11 January 2025, Lyon announced that they had extended their contract with Mendy until the summer of 2027.
Mendy was loaned to RC Strasbourg on 15 January 2025, on a deal that running until 30 June 2025. The aim of the loan is to give her more playing time and enable her to continue her progress…