Hamza Mendyl
- ️Tue Oct 21 1997
Hamza Mendyl (Arabic: حمزة منديل; born 21 October 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki and the Morocco national team.
Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.[2]
On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.[3]
On 16 January 2025, Mendyl signed a contract with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece until 30 June 2026, with an option to extend for an additional year.[4]
Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother.[5] He played for various youth Moroccan sides,[6][7] 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.[8]
In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
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.[citation needed]
- As of 1 July 2022[10]
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- As of match played 13 October 2020[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 |
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 - Saison 2016/2017 - 26ème journée - SM Caen / LOSC".
- ^ "Linksverteidiger Hamza Mendyl wird ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Ο Hamza Mendyl στον ΑΡΗ!" [Hamza Mendyl at ARIS!] (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Arcus-Mendyl : À peine pros, déjà internationaux | Lille LOSC". losc.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mountakhab.net - Tournoi U20 en Chine: les 22 Marocains". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
- ^ "Hamza Mendyl » Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
- ^ Hamza Mendyl at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hamza Mendyl – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Lille Profile 2016-16 Archived 16 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Hamza Mendyl at Soccerway