Aïssa Mandi

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Aïssa Mandi
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Mandi lining up for Algeria in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aïssa Mandi[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 29)
Place of birth Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Center-back
Club 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 3 (0)
National team‡
2014– Algeria 64 (2)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2021

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

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 and the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, winning the latter tournament.

Club career[]

Reims[]

Mandi started to play football at the age of 8 at Stade de 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 Villareal debut against Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup where he went on to miss a penalty in the penalty shoot-out.[8]

On 29 August 2021, Mandi after a fine performance scored an own goal in a 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Personal life[]

Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Oran.[12][13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 29 August 2021[14]
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
Ligue 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Ligue 2 26 1 0 0 1 0 — — 27 1
Ligue 1 29 2 1 0 0 0 — — 30 2
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 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 1[b] 0 4 0
Career total 316 21 19 0 5 0 6 0 1 0 347 22
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Super Cup

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021.[15]
Algeria
Year Apps Goals
2014 10 0
2015 11 0
2016 4 1
2017 11 0
2018 6 0
2019 13 0
2020 4 0
2021 5 1
Total 64 2

International goals[]

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[16]
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

Honours[]

National[]

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 2016-08-17. 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. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  9. ^ "Atletico Madrid 2-2 Villarreal: Last-gasp own goal rescues the reigning LaLiga champions". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  10. ^ "Algeria vs. Slovenia". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Afcon 2017: Ethiopia stop Algeria from qualifying". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  12. ^ La Fiche de Aissa MANDI Archived September 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Youcef K (April 2, 2012). "Mandi : "Je veux jouer pour l'équipe d'Algérie"" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  14. ^ Aïssa Mandi at Soccerway
  15. ^ Aïssa Mandi at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "A. Mandi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.

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