Hamza Mendyl

Lille

In March 2016, the two clubs reached an agreement for a one-season loan to Lille, where he played for the reserve team. He made 26 appearances for the B team, scoring one goal. In 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the Lille club, on a five-year deal running until June 30, 2021. Mendyl made his professional debut on February 18, 2017, on the 26th matchday of Ligue 1 against Caen, coming on in the 79th minute in a 1–0 victory. He made his first start in a Coupe de France match against Bergerac on March 2, 2017. On October 21, 2017, on his birthday, his coach brought him on in the second half of the league match against Rennes, where he received a red card in the 87th minute. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, he established himself as a starter for Lille, but he was soon the subject of interest from major clubs during the opening stages of the summer 2018 transfer window, including Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, and Schalke 04.

Schalke 04

During the summer 2018 transfer window, English club Arsenal showed interest in the young Moroccan talent. German club Schalke 04 also considered signing him to play on the left flank, where the long-term absence of Bastian Oczipka, who had undergone surgery for a groin injury, had created a problem. Lille, under pressure from the financial control authorities, eventually decided to sell the Moroccan international, who joined the German club on August 17, 2018, signing a five-year contract for a…

Mendyl was born in Casablanca, Morocco to an Ivorian father and a Moroccan mother. He played for various youth Moroccan sides, 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. 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. In 2019 He was named in Morocco's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club

As of 5 July 2026

International

As of match played 13 October 2020

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.