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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nice.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2278 | 6.8 |
 UEFA Europa League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 6.77 |
 Coupe de France | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 7.6 |
 Friendliesat Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 6.7 |
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.75 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
 Africa Cup of Nationsat Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6.3 |
Scout report
A. Mendy is a 22-year-old central defender at Nice, rated 74.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 84th of 321 on scout potential in the Ligue 1 and 231st of 2847 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (70.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendy.
Judged on this season alone, Mendy graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 5 clean sheets and 3.832 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 30). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 23% of the 59 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 22 Mendy is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 41.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Mendy is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 70.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 74.2, Mendy carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 23%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nice finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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