Hamza Mendyl (; born 21 October 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Aris and the Morocco national team.
Mendyl made his professional debut in a 1âÂÂ0 Ligue 1 win for Lille over Caen on 16 February 2017.
On 17 August 2018, Mendyl joined Schalke 04 on a five-year deal.
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.
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 2âÂÂ0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and PrÃÂncipe.
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.
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.