Hamza Mendyl

Hamza Mendyl
Mendyl with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Volos
Number 37
Youth career
2002–2010 Wydad AC
2010–2015 Mohammed VI Academy
2016–2017 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lille II 26 (1)
2017–2018 Lille 13 (0)
2018–2022 Schalke 04 12 (0)
2019–2020 → Dijon (loan) 18 (1)
2021–2022 → Gaziantep (loan) 22 (1)
2022–2025 OH Leuven 60 (3)
2025–2026 Aris 23 (1)
2026– Volos 0 (0)
International career
2015 Morocco U19 1 (0)
2015–2016 Morocco U20 6 (1)
2016–2020 Morocco 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026

Hamza Mendyl (Arabic: حمزة منديل; born 21 October 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Volos.

Club career

Lille

Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.[2]

Schalke 04

On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.[3]

Aris Thessaloniki

On 16 January 2025, Mendyl signed a contract with Aris Thessaloniki in Greece until 30 June 2026, with an option to extend for an additional year.[4]

International career

Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother.[5] He played for various youth Moroccan sides,[6][7] 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.[8]

In 2017 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

In 2019 He was named in Morocco's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 July 2026[10]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague Cup[a]Europe[b]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 101000—20
2017–18 1201010—140
Total 1302010—160
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 9010—60160
2020–21 3020——50
Total 12030—60210
Dijon (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 1812000—201
Gaziantep (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 22110——231
OH Leuven 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 28020——300
2023–24 26310——273
2024–25 12020——140
Total 66350——713
Aris 2024–25 Superleague Greece 12100——121
2025–26 11010—20140
Total 23110—20261
Career total 154614010801776
  1. ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 13 October 2020[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 201650
201750
201850
201930
202020
Total200

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 - Saison 2016/2017 - 26ème journée - SM Caen / LOSC".
  3. ↑ "Linksverteidiger Hamza Mendyl wird ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ο Hamza Mendyl στον ΑΡΗ!" [Hamza Mendyl at ARIS!] (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Arcus-Mendyl : À peine pros, déjà internationaux | Lille LOSC". losc.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mountakhab.net - Des joueurs du Real, de Dortmund et d'Arsenal dans la liste d'El Idrissi". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mountakhab.net - Tournoi U20 en Chine: les 22 Marocains". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
  10. ↑ "Hamza Mendyl » Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
  11. ↑ Hamza Mendyl at National-Football-Teams.com
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