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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.

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 31)
Place of birth	Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Number	23
Youth career
2000–2009	Reims
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Reims	161	(14)
2016–2021	Real Betis	152	(7)
2021–	Villarreal	24	(1)
National team‡
2014–	Algeria	80	(4)
Honours Men's football Representing  Algeria Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

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 9 November 2022

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	22	2
	2022–23	La Liga	7	0	1	0	—		8[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		16	0
	Total		24	1	3	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	38	2
Career total			337	22	22	1	5	0	16	0	1	0	381	24

International

As of match played 19 November 2022[13]

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	12	1
Total		80	4

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandi goal.[14]

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

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2019[15]

References

External links

• Aïssa Mandi at BDFutbol
• Aïssa Mandi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Aïssa Mandi at L'Équipe Football (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Aïssa Mandi

Aïssa Mandi (arabisch عيسى ماندي, DMG ʿĪsā Mānadī; * 22. Oktober 1991 in Châlons-en-Champagne) ist ein französisch-algerischer Fußballspieler, der seit 2021 beim FC Villarreal in der Primera División unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Aïssa Mandi

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[es] Aïssa Mandi

Aïssa Mandi (Châlons-en-Champagne, Francia, 22 de octubre de 1991) es un futbolista argelino que juega como defensa en el Villarreal Club de Futbol de la Primera División de España. Es internacional absoluto por la selección de Argelia desde 2014.

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[fr] Aïssa Mandi

Aïssa Mandi, né le 22 octobre 1991 à Châlons-en-Champagne, est un footballeur international algérien, qui évolue au poste de défenseur central au Villarreal CF.

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[it] Aïssa Mandi

Aïssa Mandi (Châlons-en-Champagne, 21 ottobre 1991) è un calciatore algerino con cittadinanza francese, difensore del Villarreal e della nazionale algerina di cui è vice capitano.

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[ru] Манди, Аисса

Аи́сса Манди́ (фр. Aïssa Mandi, 22 октября 1991, Шалон-ан-Шампань, Марна, Франция) — алжирский футболист, защитник испанского клуба «Вильярреал» и сборной Алжира. Участник Чемпионата мира 2014.

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