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Cagliari

Paul Mendy

Position
Forward
Nationality
Senegal
Height
196 cm
Games
12
10 starts
Minutes
817
68 a game
Goals
2
2.8 xG
Assists
1
0.8 xA

Player profile

817 min · vs 131 strikers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Physical, working centre-forward

Mendy competes, with aerials won at percentile 77 and tackles at percentile 74, but has 1 Serie A goal and modest attacking numbers, with shots at percentile 25 and touches in the box at percentile 15. From 817 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Strong in the air. 2.86 aerials won per 90, percentile 77.

  • Works off the ball. 0.99 tackles per 90, percentile 74, and 2.53 recoveries per 90, percentile 65.

Areas for development

  • Little threat. 2.31 shots per 90, percentile 25, and non-penalty xG at percentile 26.

  • Rarely in the box. 3.75 touches in the box per 90, percentile 15.

  • Few goals. 0.22 goals per 90, percentile 16.

Similar players

  • Lucas Boyé Deportivo AlavésTouches in the box 15 v 18 and aerials won 77 v 74.
  • Bil Nsongo Deportivo A CoruñaGoals 16 v 21 and aerials won 77 v 84.
  • Igor Thiago BrentfordTackles 74 v 82 and aerials won 77 v 87.

Against 135 strikers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of strikers with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

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Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (15%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 8%, Middle third 60%, Final third 32%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Serie A10682112.552.550.741766.64
Coppa Italia2135100.300.300.03406.79

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.67
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 at Atalanta, 12 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.