Mandi (footballer)

Mandi
Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Armando Sosa Peña
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989
Place of birth Santa Lucía, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Youth career
2000–2003 San Fernando
2003–2006 CD Maspalomas
2006–2007 Vecindario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Vecindario 2 (0)
2008–2010 Villarreal C 48 (4)
2008 Villarreal B 1 (0)
2010 → Ponferradina (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2012 Real Madrid B 47 (2)
2012–2015 Sporting Gijón 66 (2)
2015–2017 Elche 37 (0)
2017–2018 Almería 23 (0)
2018– Wellington Phoenix 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2018

Armando Sosa Peña (born 1 March 1989), known as Mandi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Canary Islands, Mandi made his debuts as a senior with UD Vecindario in 2007. In the 2008 summer he moved to Villarreal CF, representing both its C and B-teams.

On 2 February 2010, Mandi joined SD Ponferradina on loan until June.[1] With the Castile and León club he was promoted to Segunda División, being regularly used during his six-month spell.

On 15 July 2010, after rejecting a new contract at Ponfe,[2] Mandi signed for Real Madrid Castilla also in the third level.[3] After again winning promotion to the second level, he moved to Sporting de Gijón on 22 June 2012 after agreeing to a four-year deal.[4]

Mandi made his professional debut on 2 September 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Racing de Santander.[5] He scored his first goal on 5 January of the following year, netting the first in a 1–1 draw at Recreativo de Huelva.[6]

On 31 August 2015, Mandi terminated his contract with Sporting[7] and signed for Elche CF just hours later.[8] On 8 July 2017, after suffering relegation with the latter, he signed a one-year deal with UD Almería.[9]

On 12 October 2018, it was announced Mandi had been signed by Hyundai A-League Club Wellington Phoenix [10]

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla

References

  1. ↑ "Mandi cierra la plantilla" [Mandi completes the squad]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 2 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mandi dice adiós a la Deportiva" [Mandi says goodbye to Deportiva]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 18 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Estos son los refuerzos del Castilla" [These are the additions of Castilla] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Sporting confirma el fichaje de Mandi" [Sporting confirm the signing of Mandi]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sin noticias del gol" [No goal news]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "El Recre salva un punto ante un Sporting fallón" [Recre rescue a point against miss-it-all Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mandi ha quedado desligado de la disciplina del Real Sporting" [Mandi has cut ties with Real Sporting's organization] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "El Elche refuerza su medio campo con Mandi" [Elche bolster midfield with Mandi]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "El Almería cierra el fichaje de Mandi para fortalecer el centro del campo" [Almería complete the signing of Mandi to bolster midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix sign former Real Madrid B midfielder]". Stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "El Real Madrid Castilla, campeón de Segunda B" [Real Madrid Castilla, Segunda B champions]. ABC (in Spanish). 10 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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