Emmanuel Mendy

Emmanuel Henry Gomis Mendy (born 30 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Raised in Spain, he never played higher than Segunda División B, and had unsuccessful spells at clubs in five foreign countries, including Liverpool. Mendy chose to represent Guinea-Bissau at international level, making his debut in 2016 and being chosen for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career Born in Medina Gounass, Senegal, Mendy emigrated to the Spanish town of Vícar, Almería as an infant and is a naturalised Spanish citizen. He began his career as a youth at Murcia Deportivo CF and was signed by Premier League club Liverpool in July 2008.

Mendy never made the senior team at Anfield and went to FC Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia in 2012; he missed several months through an ankle injury after his first game and was then no longer required. He then spent an entire year unemployed before being signed by FK Daugava in Latvia. Having only been paid for two of five months' work for the Riga-based club, he returned to Spain and swore never to work abroad again.

International career Mendy represents Guinea-Bissau at international level, becoming eligible through his parents. He made his debut on 23 March 2016 in a 1–0 win away to Kenya in qualification for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Due to the suspension of regular goalkeeper Jonas Mendes, he used his connections to recommend Papa Massé Fall, another Senegalese-born player resident in Vícar, to be in goal for the next game against Zambia in June.