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.

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.