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Aïssa Mandi
Mandi with Lille in 2024
Personal information
Full nameAïssa Mandi[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 34)
Place of birthChâlons-en-Champagne, France
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
PositionCentre-back
Team information
Current team
Lille
Number2
Youth career
2000–2009Reims
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2016Reims161(14)
2016–2021Real Betis152(7)
2021–2024Villarreal54(2)
2024–Lille38(1)
International career‡
2014–Algeria113(7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2025

Aïssa Mandi (Arabic: عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.[3] Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.

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 Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025, winning the 2019 tournament.

Club career

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Reims

[edit]

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]

Real Betis

[edit]

On 30 June 2016, Mandi signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Betis.[7]

Villarreal

[edit]

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, Mandi made his professional Villarreal debut against Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, where he went on to miss a penalty in the shoot-out.[9]

Lille

[edit]

On 1 August 2024, Mandi returned to France, signing for Lille on a two-year deal.[10]

International career

[edit]

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.[11] 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.[12]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[13] On 10 October 2024, he featured in his 100th international match for his nation in a 5–1 victory against Togo during the 2025 AFCON qualification.[14]

Personal life

[edit]

Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Chlef.[15][16]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of match played 14 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims2009–10Championnat National100000——10
2010–11Ligue 2801010——100
2011–122610010——271
2012–13Ligue 12921000——302
2013–143301020——360
2014–153260010——336
2015–163251000——335
Total161144050000017014
Real Betis2016–17La Liga26220———282
2017–1834110———351
2018–1935171—6[c]0—482
2019–2029010———300
2020–2128340———323
Total15271510060001738
Villarreal2021–22La Liga17121—2[d]01[e]0222
2022–2321040—10[f]0—350
2023–2416110—5[c]0—221
Total542710017010793
Lille2024–25Ligue 124010—6[d]0—310
2025–2614100—4[c]0—180
Total381100010000491
Career total40524271503301047126
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

[edit]
As of match played 31 December 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria2014100
2015110
201641
2017110
201860
2019130
202040
202192
2022121
202380
2024142
2025121
Total1137
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandi goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Aïssa Mandi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
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
522 March 2024Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Bolivia3–23–22024 FIFA Series
617 November 2024Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria Liberia1–15–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
725 March 2025Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria Mozambique2–05–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

[edit]

Algeria

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  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". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Aissa Mandi". Ligue 2. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris St-Germain 3-0 Reims". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Welcome, Aïssa Mandi!". Villarreal CF. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ "UEFA Super Cup: Chelsea add Super Cup crown to Champions League trophy". Zee News. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ "L'expérience en défense: Aïssa Mandi est un Dogue!" (in French). Lille OSC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Algeria vs. Slovenia". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Afcon 2017: Ethiopia stop Algeria from qualifying". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  13. ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Le sans-faute se poursuit pour la 100e d'Aïssa Mandi (LOSC) avec l'Algérie" (in French). OneFootball. 11 October 2024.
  15. ^ La Fiche de Aissa MANDI Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Aïssa Mandi at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "A. Mandi". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aïssa Mandi.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aïssa_Mandi&oldid=1330536992"

    Aïssa Mandi
    Mandi with Lille in 2024
    Personal information
    Full nameAïssa Mandi[1]
    Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 34)
    Place of birthChâlons-en-Champagne, France
    Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
    PositionCentre-back
    Team information
    Current team
    		Lille
    Number2
    Youth career
    2000–2009Reims
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2009–2016Reims161(14)
    2016–2021Real Betis152(7)
    2021–2024Villarreal54(2)
    2024–Lille38(1)
    International career‡
    2014–Algeria113(7)
    Medal record
    Men's football
    Representing  Algeria
    Africa Cup of Nations
    Winner2019 Egypt
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025
    ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2025

    Aïssa Mandi (Arabic: عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.[3] Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.

    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 Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025, 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] 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]

    Real Betis

    On 30 June 2016, Mandi signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Betis.[7]

    Villarreal

    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, Mandi made his professional Villarreal debut against Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, where he went on to miss a penalty in the shoot-out.[9]

    Lille

    On 1 August 2024, Mandi returned to France, signing for Lille on a two-year deal.[10]

    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.[11] 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.[12]

    In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[13] On 10 October 2024, he featured in his 100th international match for his nation in a 5–1 victory against Togo during the 2025 AFCON qualification.[14]

    Personal life

    Mandi was born in the town of Châlons-en-Champagne in Northern France to Algerian parents from Chlef.[15][16]

    Career statistics

    Club

    As of match played 14 December 2025
    Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
    ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]EuropeOtherTotal
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Reims2009–10Championnat National100000——10
    2010–11Ligue 2801010——100
    2011–122610010——271
    2012–13Ligue 12921000——302
    2013–143301020——360
    2014–153260010——336
    2015–163251000——335
    Total161144050000017014
    Real Betis2016–17La Liga26220———282
    2017–1834110———351
    2018–1935171—6[c]0—482
    2019–2029010———300
    2020–2128340———323
    Total15271510060001738
    Villarreal2021–22La Liga17121—2[d]01[e]0222
    2022–2321040—10[f]0—350
    2023–2416110—5[c]0—221
    Total542710017010793
    Lille2024–25Ligue 124010—6[d]0—310
    2025–2614100—4[c]0—180
    Total381100010000491
    Career total40524271503301047126
    1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
    2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
    3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
    4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
    5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
    6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

    International

    As of match played 31 December 2025[17]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Algeria2014100
    2015110
    201641
    2017110
    201860
    2019130
    202040
    202192
    2022121
    202380
    2024142
    2025121
    Total1137
    Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandi goal.[18]
    List of international goals scored by Aïssa Mandi
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    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
    522 March 2024Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Bolivia3–23–22024 FIFA Series
    617 November 2024Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria Liberia1–15–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
    725 March 2025Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria Mozambique2–05–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

    Honours

    Algeria

    See also

    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". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
    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". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
    5. ^ "Aissa Mandi". Ligue 2. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
    6. ^ "Paris St-Germain 3-0 Reims". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
    7. ^ "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.
    8. ^ "Welcome, Aïssa Mandi!". Villarreal CF. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
    9. ^ "UEFA Super Cup: Chelsea add Super Cup crown to Champions League trophy". Zee News. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
    10. ^ "L'expérience en défense: Aïssa Mandi est un Dogue!" (in French). Lille OSC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
    11. ^ "Algeria vs. Slovenia". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
    12. ^ "Afcon 2017: Ethiopia stop Algeria from qualifying". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
    13. ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    14. ^ "Le sans-faute se poursuit pour la 100e d'Aïssa Mandi (LOSC) avec l'Algérie" (in French). OneFootball. 11 October 2024.
    15. ^ La Fiche de Aissa MANDI Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
    16. ^ 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.
    17. ^ Aïssa Mandi at National-Football-Teams.com
    18. ^ "A. Mandi". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
    19. ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aïssa Mandi.
    • Aïssa Mandi at the Villarreal CF website
    • Aïssa Mandi at BDFutbol
    • Aïssa Mandi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
    • Aïssa Mandi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
    • Aïssa Mandi – UEFA competition record (archive) 
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