Birahima Tandia

Ibrahima Tandia
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
Place of birth Longjumeau, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2004 Massy
2004–2006 Boulogne-Billancourt
2006–2011 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Caen 1 (0)
2011–2013 Caen II 21 (7)
2014–2017 Tours 59 (6)
2014–2017 Tours II 24 (7)
2018– Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 28 (9)
National team‡
2008–2009 France U16 16 (3)
2009–2010 France U17 14 (2)
2016–2017 Mali U23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2016

Ibrahima Tandia (born 12 July 1993) is a French-born Malian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Romanian club Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.

Career

Born in Longjumeau, Tandia began his career playing for local amateur clubs in Paris before joining professional club Sochaux in 2006. After five years with the club, Tandia joined Caen on a three-year deal, despite reported interest from English clubs Newcastle United and Chelsea.[2] He was assigned the number 26 shirt and made his professional debut on 28 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Rennes.[3]

International career

Tandia was born and raised in France and is of Malian and Senegalese descent. At international level, Tandia was a France youth international having represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level.[2] Tandia was called up to the Mali national under-20 football team for the 2016 Toulon Tournament, and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic U20s.[4] Tandia scored his first goal in a 3–3 tie with the Mexico U23s in the same tournament.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ibrahima Tandia: Yahoo! Sports France Profile". Yahoo! (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Malherbe lance le pari Ibrahima Tandia". Ouest-France (in French). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Rennes v. Caen Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/match_festival_foot.php?match=1
  5. ↑ http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/match_festival_foot.php?match=9
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