Houboulang Mendes

Houboulang Mendes
Personal information
Date of birth	4 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Courcouronnes, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Almería
Number	24
Youth career
	Viry-Châtillon
	Juvisy-sur-Orge AF
2013–2015	Stade Laval
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Stade Laval II
2017–2018	Stade Laval
2018–2022	Lorient
2019	Lorient II
2022–	Almería
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022

Houboulang Mendes (born 4 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a central defender.^[1]

Personal life

Born in Courcouronnes, France, Mendes is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.^[2]

Club career

Mendes joined Stade Lavallois' youth setup at the age of 15, after playing for Juvisy-sur-Orge AF and ES Viry-Châtillon.^[2] After playing for the reserve team, he made his first team debut on 19 May 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Malik Couturier in a 2–1 Ligue 2 home loss against Nîmes Olympique, as his side was already relegated.

A regular starter in the 2017–18 Championnat National, Mendes left Laval on 24 July 2018, and signed a four-year deal with FC Lorient in the second division.^[3] He was regularly used until February 2019, when he suffered a knee injury.^[4]

Mendes returned to action in October 2019, playing for the B-side before making three first team appearances as Lorient achieved promotion to Ligue 1. He made his debut in the category on 23 August 2020, starting in a 3–1 home win over RC Strasbourg Alsace.

On 6 July 2022, Mendes moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a four-year contract with La Liga side UD Almería.^[5]

References

^ Houboulang Mendes at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b "À Laval, Houboulang Mendes n'a pas fini de grandir" [In Laval, Houboulang Mendes has not finished growing] (in French). Ouest-France. 27 October 2017.
^ "Houboulang Mendes (Laval) signe pour quatre ans à Lorient" [Houboulang Mendes (Laval) signs for four years with Lorient] (in French). L'Équipe. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "Lorient – Lésion du ligament croisé du genou droit pour Houboulang Mendes, qui va être opéré" [Lorient – Anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee of Houboulang Mendes, who will undergo surgery] (in French). MaLigue2. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "UD Almeria strengthen back-line with signing of Houboulang Mendes". Almería. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

External links

Houboulang Mendes at BDFutbol

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[1] Houboulang Mendes at Soccerway

[OF-2] "À Laval, Houboulang Mendes n'a pas fini de grandir" [In Laval, Houboulang Mendes has not finished growing] (in French). Ouest-France. 27 October 2017.

[3] "Houboulang Mendes (Laval) signe pour quatre ans à Lorient" [Houboulang Mendes (Laval) signs for four years with Lorient] (in French). L'Équipe. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[4] "Lorient – Lésion du ligament croisé du genou droit pour Houboulang Mendes, qui va être opéré" [Lorient – Anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee of Houboulang Mendes, who will undergo surgery] (in French). MaLigue2. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[5] "UD Almeria strengthen back-line with signing of Houboulang Mendes". Almería. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

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