Benjamin Mendy born 17 July is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Lorient. After coming through Le Havre 's youth academy, Mendy began his playing career with the club's reserve team in , being promoted to the first team a year later. He remained with the club until , when he joined Ligue 1 club Marseille. Mendy spent the next three seasons with Les Olympiens before leaving for Monaco , with whom he won the national championship in โ He won the Premier League in his first season in England.
In , Mendy was arrested on allegations of sexual offences and suspended by City. He was acquitted of all charges against him in two trials in Mendy was released by Manchester City in June following the expiry of his contract.
In July , Mendy signed for Ligue 1 club Lorient on a free transfer. Mendy made his senior debut for France in after previously being capped by France youth teams at under , under , under , under and under levels. He was chosen in France's squad for the World Cup , which they won. On 24 July , Mendy signed his first professional contract, a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Le Havre. Mendy was in the squad for all six group-stage matches, and made his European debut on 1 October at Borussia Dortmund.
Mendy was sparingly used toward the end of the season by Anigo, and made just one start in Marseille's final fourteen games. Mendy developed his game the following season under Argentinian manager Marcelo Bielsa , as Mendy claimed Bielsa had "given back to him the strength and aggressiveness lost last year. On 23 September , Mendy was shown a straight red card shortly after coming on as a substitute against Toulouse , after he committed a professional foul on Toulouse's Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
He made competitive appearances with the club and had 14 assists to his name. On 22 June , Olympique de Marseille's Ligue 1 rivals Monaco announced that they had signed Mendy on a five-year contract. This was his second dismissal of the season after he was sent off in the play-off round of the Champions League against Villarreal.
