Aïssa Mandi

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Aïssa Mandi
Mandi lining up for Algeria in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aïssa Mandi[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2009 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Reims 161 (14)
2016–2021 Real Betis 152 (7)
2021– Villarreal 17 (1)
International career‡
2014– Algeria 76 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022

Aïssa Mandi (Arabic: عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Villarreal and the Algeria national team.[3] Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.

Born in France, Mandi made his international debut for Algeria in March 2014. He was a member of the Algerian team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as well as the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, winning the 2019 tournament.

Club career

Reims

Mandi started to play football at the age of 8 at Reims. On 20 August 2010, he made his professional debut as a starter for the club in a Ligue 2 match against Le Havre AC.[4]

On 5 April 2014, Mandi scored two own goals in a match against Paris Saint-Germain.[5]

Betis

On 30 June 2016, Mandi signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Betis.[6]

Villarreal

On 16 June 2021, Mandi signed a four-year contract with fellow La Liga side Villarreal CF, as his contract with Betis expired.[7]

On 11 August 2021, he got his professional Villarreal debut against Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup where he went on to miss a penalty in the penalty shoot-out.[8]

International career

While he was also eligible to play for France, Mandi decided to play for Algeria and made his debut for them on 5 March 2014 in a 2–0 victory over Slovenia.[9] He was one of the revelations of the Algerian national team during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Mandi scored his first goal for Algeria in a 3–3 away draw to Ethiopia during the qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.[10]

Personal life

Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Chlef.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims 2009–10 Championnat National 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2010–11 Ligue 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2011–12 Ligue 2 26 1 0 0 1 0 — — 27 1
2012–13 Ligue 1 29 2 1 0 0 0 — — 30 2
2013–14 Ligue 1 33 0 1 0 2 0 — — 36 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 32 6 0 0 1 0 — — 33 6
2015–16 Ligue 1 32 5 1 0 0 0 — — 33 5
Total 161 14 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 170 14
Real Betis 2016–17 La Liga 26 2 2 0 — — — 28 2
2017–18 La Liga 34 1 1 0 — — — 35 1
2018–19 La Liga 35 1 7 1 — 6[a] 0 — 48 2
2019–20 La Liga 29 0 1 0 — — — 30 0
2020–21 La Liga 28 3 4 0 — — — 32 3
Total 152 7 15 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 173 8
Villarreal 2021–22 La Liga 17 1 2 1 — 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 22 2
Career total 330 22 21 1 5 0 8 0 1 0 365 24
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 8 June 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2014 10 0
2015 11 0
2016 4 1
2017 11 0
2018 6 0
2019 13 0
2020 4 0
2021 9 2
2022 8 1
Total 76 4
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandi goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Aïssa Mandi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2016 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 2–2 3–3 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 29 March 2021 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  Botswana 1–0 5–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 12 October 2021 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger  Niger 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 4 June 2022 Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria  Uganda 1–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Algeria

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Algeria" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ Man City profile
  3. ^ Así juega Aïssa Mandi‚ sevilla.eldesmarque.com, 29 June 2016
  4. ^ LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 2 - Saison 2010/2011 - 4ème journée - Havre AC / Stade de Reims
  5. ^ "Paris St-Germain 3-0 Reims". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Real Betis signs Aïssa Mandi for the next five seasons". Real Betis. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Welcome, Aïssa Mandi!". Villarreal CF. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "UEFA Super Cup: Chelsea add Super Cup crown to Champions League trophy". Zee News. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Algeria vs. Slovenia". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Afcon 2017: Ethiopia stop Algeria from qualifying". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  11. ^ La Fiche de Aissa MANDI Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Youcef K (2 April 2012). "Mandi : "Je veux jouer pour l'équipe d'Algérie"" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  13. ^ Aïssa Mandi at Soccerway
  14. ^ Aïssa Mandi at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ^ "A. Mandi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.

External links

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