Nampalys Mendy

ABOUT NAMPALYS MENDY

French-Senegalese defensive midfielder known for playing with Leicester City in the Premier League. He also plays with the Senegal national team. He is popular on Instagram and has over 460,000 followers.

He began his youth career with La Beaucaire Toulon in 1998 when he was six years old. He would later play with Sporting Toulon before being recruited for Monaco. He debuted with Monaco at the senior level in 2010.

He played with Nice in Ligue 1 from 2013 before moving to Leicester City in 2016. He debuted with Senegal national team in March 2021 in a match against Congo.

He was born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France and is of Senegalese descent.

His style of play has been frequently compared to Claude Makelele .