Intro
Benjamin Mendy is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the France national team.
Networth and Salary
His net worth is estimated at £25,532,000.
Moreover,
Mendy signed a six-year £28million contract with Manchester City.
It includes an annual average salary of £4,680,000.
In 2021, Mendy has a base salary of £4,680,000 and his current contract expires in June 2023, according to the sources.
Girlfriend
As of today, Mendy has no girlfriend as he tells that one doesn’t need a girlfriend if he has such lovely teammates.
Age
Mendy is 27 years old.
Religion
Mendy is a practicing Muslim who has also been to the Hajj to Mecca.
Professional Career
Mendy joined Le Havre’s youth academy and he began his footballing career with the club’s reserve team in 2010, eventually being promoted to the first team a year later.
He remained with the club until when he joined Ligue 1 club “Olympique de Marseille” in 2018. Mendy spent the next three seasons with the club before leaving for another french team AS Monaco, with whom he won the national championship in 2016–17.
Mendy moved to English club Manchester City on a then world-record transfer fee for a defender in the summer of 2017, with whom Mendy won Premier League in his first season in England.
Mendy made his senior debut for France in 2017 after previously being capped by France youth teams at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. He was chosen in France’s squad for the 2018 World Cup which they won.
Rape Charges
On 26 August 2021, Cheshire Constabulary charged Mendy with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault and remanded him in custody.
The charges relate to alleged offences against two different women and a girl aged over 16 and under 18, between October 2020 and August 2021. He was refused his application for bail, as he had broken prior bail conditions imposed that he should not host any house parties.
Manchester City suspended him pending a trial. Mendy appeared in court on 10 September and was remanded in custody to next appear on 15 November with a trial date set for 24 January 2022.
On 16 November 2021, Mendy was charged with two further counts of rape.On 22 December Mendy was charged with a further count of rape, leading to a total number of charges at seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault which relates to five women
