Player profile

WatfordDefensive MidfieldSenegal34 yrsOn the hub
Nampalys Mendy · #2911 overall
Quiet · Heat 4 · Midfielders
Fan totals + per-90 · Champ · cups & major leagues included
Tackles
38
2.23 /90
Interceptions
29
1.70 /90
Passes
651
38.24 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankEstimated market value over time
€1.8M
+1100% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (9 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Lens→Watford FC
Aug 2025 · 25/26
Without Club→Lens
Sept 2023 · 23/24
Leverkusen→Without Club
Jul 2023 · 23/24
Nice→Leverkusen
Jun 2018 · 17/18
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
6th
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
403rd
League · Championship
Players in Championship
70th
National team · Senegal
Players from Senegal
582nd
Position
Players in this role
108th
Birth year cohort · 1992
Players born 1992
Position distribution (career apps)
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
2 May 26 · 62'
25 Apr 26 · 63'
Mendy remains the quintessential defensive vacuum, a low-center-of-gravity specialist who has successfully transitioned his Premier League pedigree into a masterclass of Championship disruption. While his counting stats for volume passing appear merely pedestrian at 37.7 per 90, the efficiency tells the real story; he ranks in the top 5% of the league for interceptions (1.96/90), proving he doesn't just chase the game, he anticipates it. Counterintuitively, despite his diminutive stature and poor aerial numbers, his 62.8% duel win rate suggests a player who dominates the physical battle through superior positioning and leverage rather than raw force. He offers virtually zero threat in the final third and will never be your primary playmaker, but his 5.25 passes into the final third show a hidden verticality often overlooked.
Based on 614 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Leverkusen→Nice
Aug 2017 · 17/18
Nice→Leverkusen
Jul 2016 · 16/17
Club not on file→Nice
Jul 2013 · 13/14
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2010 · 10/11
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2009 · 09/10
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
2G · 8A
0G · 1A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
21 Apr 26 · 90'
18 Apr 26 · 81'
11 Apr 26 · 60'
6 Apr 26 · 90'
3 Apr 26 · 33'
21 Mar 26 · 23'
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.