Anthony Mandrea

Anthony Louis Mandrea (Arabic: أنتوني لويس ماندريا; born 25 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Caen. Born in France, he represents Algeria at international level.

Anthony Mandrea
أنتوني ماندريا

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Louis Mandrea[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Grasse, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Caen
Number	1
Youth career
2002–2009	U.S. Pegomas
2009–2013	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Nice II	11	(0)
2013–2016	Nice	1	(0)
2016–2020	Angers II	59	(0)
2016–2022	Angers	10	(0)
2020–2021	→ Cholet (loan)	32	(0)
2022–	Caen	71	(0)
International career‡
2013	France U18	2	(0)
2022–	Algeria	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Club career

Mandrea made his Ligue 1 debut for Nice on 3 November 2013 in a 1–2 home defeat against Bordeaux, replacing an injured David Ospina after 51 minutes.^[2] At 16 years and 10 months he was, at the time, the youngest goalkeeper to play in Ligue 1.^[3] He made no further first team appearances for Nice, and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Angers, where he signed professional terms on a three-year deal in September 2017.^[4] His Angers debut came in the Coupe de la Ligue on 12 December 2017 against Metz, in which he kept a clean sheet.^[5]

In July 2020, as third-choice goalkeeper for Angers, he was loaned to SO Cholet in the Championnat National in search of playing time.^[6] At the end of the season he was named best goalkeeper of the Championnat National season.^[7]

On 23 June 2022, Mandrea moved to Caen on a two-year deal.^[8] He became first choice goalkeeper at Caen, making 37 Ligue 2 in his debut 2022–23 season.^[9]

Personal life

Mandrea was born in France to a French father and Algerian mother.^[10] He made one appearance for the France U18s at the Tournoi de Limoges in 2013.^[11]

He was called up to the senior Algeria national team in May 2022,^[12] and made his debut in a 2–1 friendly win over Iran on 12 June 2022.

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice II	2013–14	CFA	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2014–15		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Nice	2013–14	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Angers	2016–17	CFA 2	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2017–18	National 3	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2018–19		19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2019–20	National 2	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2021–22		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		62	0	—		—		—		62	0
Angers	2016–17	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	1	0	—		11	0
Cholet (loan)	2020–21	National	32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
Caen	2022–23	Ligue 2	37	0	2	0	—		—		39	0
	2023–24		34	0	0	0	—		—		34	0
	Total		71	0	2	0	—		—		73	0
Career total			187	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	191	0

International

As of match played 10 September 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria
	2022	2	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	9	0
Total		19	0