Hamza Mendyl


Hamza Mendyl is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Schalke 04.

Club career

Lille

Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.

Schalke 04

On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.

International career

Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother. He played for various youth Moroccan sides, 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.
In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

Personal Life

Mendyl married Moroccan Instagram star Maroua in late 2018. They had their honeymoon in the Maldives and now have a son together called Cayden, who was born on the 20th of February 2020. Hamza is a Muslim and a close friend of fellow footballer Amine Harit.