NAMPALYS MENDY
Midfielder · Watford · Championship
“A wily box-to-box veteran who keeps Senegal’s midfield connected.”
GoalPost verdict
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GoalPost read
A wily box-to-box veteran who keeps Senegal’s midfield connected.
6 GPS components
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range pending · wider band
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. A wily box-to-box veteran who keeps Senegal’s midfield connected.
GPS / value trend
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Value trajectory
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Scouting report
GoalPost confidence
67%
Last Updated
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GoalPost verdict
A wily box-to-box veteran who keeps Senegal’s midfield connected.
Impact
Useful
Form Trend
Tracked
Peak Age
Current
Potential
Role fit
Overall profile
Attacking DNA
Elite strengths
Current-season output
0Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers
Role reliability
29Reliable plus trait in current sample
Availability signal
17Repeatable action profile in this role
Tournament context
79Positive contributor in team context
Watch-outs
Direct threat
Movement
Creation
Per-90 breakdown
Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers
0.00
0.16
per 90
0.05
—
29%
0.49
3.9
Key metrics
Goals / 90
0.00
season rate
Shots / 90
0.16
shot volume
Shot accuracy
33%
1/3 on target
Conversion
—
goals per shot
Dribbles / 90
0.29
success rate proxy
Key passes / 90
0.49
chance creation
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting impact sample
Playing style
N. Mendy plays like a seasoned operator, shuttling between the lines and keeping the tempo honest. As a box-to-box midfielder, he gives his side steady movement, simple circulation, and the kind of disciplined cover that lets others take risks. He is more about timing, positioning, and repeat runs than flash, always offering a safe outlet and doing the unseen work.
View style breakdown →World Cup 2026 outlook
For Senegal at World Cup 2026, he matters as a trusted squad piece who understands the demands of tournament football. In a veteran role, he brings calm, structure, and experience to a midfield that will need reliability as much as ambition.
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Analysis overview
N. Mendy plays like a seasoned operator, shuttling between the lines and keeping the tempo honest. As a box-to-box midfielder, he gives his side steady movement, simple circulation, and the kind of disciplined cover that lets others take risks. He is more about timing, positioning, and repeat runs than flash, always offering a safe outlet and doing the unseen work.
Player impact
awaiting on-pitch impact sample
Style profile
How he plays
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.16
SoT / 90
0.05
Accuracy
33%
Conversion
—
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Source context
Role read
Midfielder
Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.
Availability
Managed
Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.
Coverage
28 apps
Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Ball carrying impact
Drives progress through pace and close control.
Finishing impact
Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.
Creative impact
Creates chances through runs and combinations.
Defensive impact
Presses and recovers possession effectively.
Clutch factor
Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.
Scouting summary
A wily box-to-box veteran who keeps Senegal’s midfield connected.
Performance overview
2024/25 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.20 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.3 |
 Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1,533 | 6.78 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1,640 | 6.43 |
Recent form
Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
Shots
0.16
per 90
Shots on target
0.04
Conversion %
—
Dribbles
29%
Key passes
0.49
Pass accuracy
83%
Fouls won
1.10
per 90
Def actions
3.90
pressure work
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Mins | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
Championship1,533 (93%)FA Cup90 (5%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | G/A per 90 | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 |  Watford | Championship | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
| 2024/25 |  Lens | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.76 |
| 2023/24 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.89 |
| 2022/23 |  Leicester | Premier League | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 6.77 |
| 2021/22 | Leicester | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.67 |
Career highlights
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
2022
Community Shield
2021
FA Cup
2020/2021
Ligue 2
2012/2013
Career timeline detail
Watford
2025 – Present
Apps
28
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
1,640
Competition breakdown
| Championship | 28 app | 0 g | 6.75 |
Goal timeline
0 goals in selected spell
Career milestones
International career
Senegal
WC trophies
0
Avg rating
6.75
Major tournaments
World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026
days to go
Senegal
Group context
Tournament overview
For Senegal at World Cup 2026, he matters as a trusted squad piece who understands the demands of tournament football. In a veteran role, he brings calm, structure, and experience to a midfield that will need reliability as much as ambition.
Appearances
4
Best finish
Quarter-finals
FIFA rank
14
Titles
0
Senegal · group
Current GoalPost form
GPS
67
Avg rating
6.75
Minutes
1,640
G/A 90
0.00
Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.
Tournament role
Current GoalPost signals
Tournament history coverage
Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.
Senegal · fixtures
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16 | France | MetLife Stadium | 7:00 PM |
| Jun 26 | Iraq | BMO Field | 7:00 PM |
| Jun 23 | Norway | MetLife Stadium | 12:00 AM |
N. Mendy · projection status
Awaiting forecast/awards feed
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