£22m star became only the second player in Chelsea history to win prestigious award last night

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Edouard Mendy might need to instal a second trophy cabinet in his home before too long.

Since signing for Chelsea in 2020 for £22m (BBC), the goalkeeper has collected individual honours left, right and centre, not to mention a few collective medals as well.

Is there anything Mendy hasn’t won?!

His debut campaign as a Blue ended with a Champions League triumph, which was then shortly followed by UEFA Super Cup success.

Because of the 30-year-old’s excellent European journey, UEFA named him their Goalkeeper of the Year and included him in the Champions League Squad of the Season.

FIFA copied their UEFA comrades by also selecting Mendy as the Best Goalkeeper of 2021.

Unsurprisingly, he earned the same title but the Africa Cup of Nations addition, having kept five clean sheets throughout the competition to help Senegal claim continental glory.

He hardly had time to celebrate with his compatriots before jetting off to the Club World Cup.

In Abu Dhabi, Mendy replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga for the final against Palmeiras and therefore picked up another piece of silverware.

London is blue

Now back on English soil, Chelsea’s number one recently added another accolade to his ever-growing CV.

Last night at the Football London Awards, the Senegal international received the Goalkeeper of the Year, beating Lukasz Fabianski, Hugo Lloris and Aaron Ramsdale and Dean Bouzanis.

Only one other ‘keeper in the club’s history has won the prize before.

Thibaut Courtois got the top appraisal for his efforts throughout the 2014/15 term, where he kept 35 clean sheets across all competitions and remarkably only conceded 16 times.

Chelsea were well represented elsewhere at the London Football ceremony.

Fran Kirby collected the Women’s Super League Player of the Year, whilst her manager, Emma Hayes, rightly accepted the Outstanding Contribution to London Football award.

Conor Gallagher unsurprisingly took home the Men’s Young Player of the Year trophy, thanks to his brilliant spell on loan at Crystal Palace.

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