Algerian footballer

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

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. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.

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.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Reims
  • 1.2 Betis
  • 1.3 Villarreal
• 2 International career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 International
• 5 Honours
• 6 References
• 7 External links

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.

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

Betis

On 30 June 2016, Mandi signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Betis.

Villarreal

On 16 June 2021, Mandi signed a four-year contract with fellow La Liga side Villarreal CF, as his contract with Betis expired.

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.

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.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.

Personal life

Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Chlef.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2022

International

As of match played 29 March 2022Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandi goal.

Honours

Algeria

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2019

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)