Aïssa Mandi

Aïssa Mandi
Mandi with Lille in 2024
Personal information
Full name Aïssa Mandi
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991
Place of birth Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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 44 (1)
International career
2014– Algeria 115 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 January 2026

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. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.

Mandi made his international debut for Algeria in March 2014 and has since earned 115 caps, making him the most capped Algerian footballer of all time. 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, 2023 and 2025, winning the 2019 tournament.