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Aïssa Mandi
Algerian footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Full name | Aïssa Mandi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Châlons-en-Champagne, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lille | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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2000–2009 | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2016 | Reims | 161 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Real Betis | 152 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Villarreal | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Lille | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014– | Algeria | 96 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 |
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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 and 2023, winning the 2019 tournament.