Aïssa Mandi

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.

Aïssa Mandi

Mandi with Lille in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Aïssa Mandi[1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	2
Youth career
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	24	(0)
International career‡
2014–	Algeria	106	(7)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Algeria Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

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.

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 10 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reims	2009–10	Championnat National	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2010–11	Ligue 2	8	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2011–12		26	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2012–13	Ligue 1	29	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		30	2
	2013–14		33	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	2014–15		32	6	0	0	1	0	—		—		33	6
	2015–16		32	5	1	0	0	0	—		—		33	5
	Total		161	14	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	170	14
Real Betis	2016–17	La Liga	26	2	2	0	—		—		—		28	2
	2017–18		34	1	1	0	—		—		—		35	1
	2018–19		35	1	7	1	—		6[c]	0	—		48	2
	2019–20		29	0	1	0	—		—		—		30	0
	2020–21		28	3	4	0	—		—		—		32	3
	Total		152	7	15	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	173	8
Villarreal	2021–22	La Liga	17	1	2	1	—		2[d]	0	1[e]	0	22	2
	2022–23		21	0	4	0	—		10[f]	0	—		35	0
	2023–24		16	1	1	0	—		5[c]	0	—		22	1
	Total		54	2	7	1	0	0	17	0	1	0	79	3
Lille	2024–25	Ligue 1	24	0	1	0	—		6[d]	0	—		31	0
Career total			391	23	27	1	5	0	29	0	1	0	453	25

1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2014	10	0
	2015	11	0
	2016	4	1
	2017	11	0
	2018	6	0
	2019	13	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	9	2
	2022	12	1
	2023	8	0
	2024	15	2
	2025	3	1
Total		106	7

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 2016	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	2–2	3–3	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	29 March 2021	Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria	Botswana	1–0	5–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	12 October 2021	Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger	Niger	2–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	4 June 2022	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	Uganda	1–0	2–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5	22 March 2024	Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Bolivia	3–2	3–2	2024 FIFA Series
6	17 November 2024	Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria	Liberia	1–1	5–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	25 March 2025	Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria	Mozambique	2–0	5–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Algeria

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2019^[19]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps