Aissa Mandi (Arabic: عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Algeria national team. Mainly a central defender, 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 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.
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.
This page also has a version in other languages : Аисса Манди (russian)