Aïssa Mandi

Aïssa Mandi (Arabic: عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is a 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
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 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 39 (1)
International career‡
2014– Algeria 86 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

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.[4]

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

Real 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, 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 13 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims 2009–10 Championnat National 100000——10
2010–11 Ligue 2 801010——100
2011–12 Ligue 2 2610010——271
2012–13 Ligue 1 2921000——302
2013–14 Ligue 1 3301020——360
2014–15 Ligue 1 3260010——336
2015–16 Ligue 1 3251000——335
Total 161144050000017014
Real Betis 2016–17 La Liga 26220———282
2017–18 La Liga 34110———351
2018–19 La Liga 35171—6[lower-alpha 3]0—482
2019–20 La Liga 29010———300
2020–21 La Liga 28340———323
Total 15271510060001738
Villarreal 2021–22 La Liga 17121—2[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0222
2022–23 La Liga 21040—10[lower-alpha 6]0—350
2023–24 La Liga 1000—00—10
Total 391610012010582
Career total 35222251501801040124
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 20 June 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 2014100
2015110
201641
2017110
201860
2019130
202040
202192
2022121
202320
Total824
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
129 March 2016Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia2–23–32017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
229 March 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Botswana1–05–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
312 October 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Niger2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
44 June 2022Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Uganda1–02–02023 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. Betis 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 National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "A. Mandi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  15. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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