Aïssa Mandi (Arabic: عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.[3] Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.
Mandi lining up for Algeria in 2014
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Algeria | 96 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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 Africa Cup of Nationsin2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023, winning the 2019 tournament.
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.[4] During the 2011–12 season, Mandi made 26 appearances as Reims gained promotion from Ligue 2.[5]
On 5 April 2014, Mandi scored two own goals in a match against Paris Saint-Germain.[6]
On 30 June 2016, Mandi signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Betis.[7]
On 16 June 2021, Mandi signed a four-year contract with fellow La Liga side Villarreal, as his contract with Betis expired.[8]
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.[9]
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 NationsinGabon.[11]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]
Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Chlef.[13][14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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[c] | 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[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 367 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 422 | 25 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 96 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
| 5 | 22 March 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Bolivia |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2024 FIFA Series |
Algeria
