Aïssa Mandi

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

Aïssa Mandi
Mandi in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aïssa Mandi[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991
Place of birth Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
 Real Betis
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2009 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Reims II 34 (1)
2012–2016 Reims 126 (13)
2016– Real Betis 128 (5)
National team‡
2014– Algeria 59 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2020

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, he 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]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Personal life

Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Oran.[9][10]

Career statistics

International
As of match played on 16 November 2020.[11]
Algeria
YearAppsGoals
2014100
2015110
201641
2017110
201860
2019130
202040
Total591

International goals
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[12]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 March 2016Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia2–23–32017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

National

Algeria

Individual

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. "Algeria vs. Slovenia". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. "Afcon 2017: Ethiopia stop Algeria from qualifying". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. La Fiche de Aissa MANDI Archived September 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. 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.
  11. Aïssa Mandi at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. "A. Mandi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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