“Worked.. to Get to This Point” – Once on $75 Salary, Wrexham Star Raking In $135K Reveals His Success Story in Soccer

The story of Wrexham getting promoted to the EFL League Two is far better than a fairy tale. With Paul Mullin and Ben Foster always in the limelight, there were several other heroes in the squad too. One of them is Jacob Mendy. The winger is currently on a three-year deal with the Welsh-based soccer club. He made a shocking sideways move from Boreham Wood to Ryan Reynolds’ side.

However, most of Reynolds’ signings for Wrexham have been quite shocking. In a recent interview, Mendy spoke about his soccer journey. From earning $75 a week to winning a National League title, the Gambian winger has come a long way.

Jacob Mendy – A name written in gold in Wrexham’s soccer history

Mendy started his soccer career with Atletico Madrid C. However, it was quite a struggle to make ends meet in the beginning. Along with playing soccer, he also worked in a cleaning service. One day, his dad told him that they would be relocating to England. After settling down in England, he didn’t mind dropping down the soccer pyramid as he simply wanted to play soccer.

His first soccer club in England offered him $75 a week. His second club, Carshalton Athletic, raised his wage up to $100 a week. At that time, he was playing in the eighth division of the English soccer pyramid. After consistently good performances, his club bumped his salary to about $217 a week. In 2021, he received a shock offer from Boreham Wood in the Vanarama National League.

It was a breakthrough moment of his career, as he leapfrogged into the fifth division. Whilst in conversation with Relevo, Mendy quoted, “That’s when I stopped working, I was already training every day in the morning. Everything I worked for so many years was to get to this point,” as translated by Google Translate. A year later, the Deadpool star was ready with a contract for Jacob Mendy at Wrexham.

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He decided to make the move and truly what a decision it was! Let’s look back at Wrexham’s season to remember.

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Brand-new signing, Jacob Mendy featured in thirty games this season. In total, the winger managed to net the ball on four different occasions. Wrexham hero, Paul Mullin scored 38 goals from the 46 games in the National League. The super striker averaged a stunning 0.87 goals per game. Interestingly, he also started all 46 games in the league.

After winning a historic promotion, Ryan Reynolds now has a major task in front of him. Reportedly, Melbourne City’s Tom Glover is currently in talks with the Welsh soccer club on a potential deal. With the goalkeeper crisis still looming, Foster has still not made any comment regarding a new deal at Wrexham.

While Ben Foster and Liam McAlinden are offered extensions, youngster Owen Cushion will earn his first-ever deal at Wrexham. Other than that, Phil Parkinson will expect to have higher quality reinforcements in several areas of the squad.

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A new season, a new league! How do you predict Wrexham’s next season to pan out? Let us know in the comments below.