Riffi Mandanda

Riffi Mandanda (born 11 October 1992) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kongsvinger.

Club Career

Mandanda is a youth product of Caen, though he was never offered a spot in the club's first team. After making his debut in the French lower divisions on loans, Mandanda joined AC Ajaccio in 2015, as a backup for Anthony Scribe. He made his full professional debut a few months later, in a 3–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Nancy.

In February 2020, Mandanda joined Stade Rennais F.C. on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season. He left the club at the expiration of his contract in summer 2020.

On 7 September, he signed with Norwegian club Kongsvinger IL that plays in the second tier 1. divisjon.

International Career

Mandanda played five matches with the France U18 team and one with the France U19 before playing four matches with Congo DR under-20. In November 2019 he was called up by the DR Congo national team, but did not make the team's roster for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.