Hamza Mendyl
Hamza Mendyl is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki and the Morocco national team.
Club career
Lille
Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.Schalke 04
On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.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.International career
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 May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.