73Rating117Caps7Goals€1.0MValue34Age184Height
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Club season 2025/26 Ligue 1, UEFA Europa League
40
Apps
1
Goals
International
117
Caps
7
Goals
Club career totals
420
Career apps
24
Career goals
Form
Algeria's most-capped player
Date of birth1991-10-22 (age 34) NationalityAlgeria ClubLille OSC · France LeagueLigue 1 PositionDF · Centre-back · #2 Height184 cm Preferred foot— Market value€1.0M
Aissa Mandi was born in Chalons-en-Champagne to Algerian parents from Chlef and rose through the Reims academy, debuting in Ligue 2 in 2010 and helping the club win promotion. The composed centre-back built a long La Liga career at Real Betis and then Villarreal before returning to France with Lille in 2024. A 2019 AFCON winner, he is now Algeria's most-capped player of all time and the experienced leader at the heart of the World Cup defence.
- Algeria's most-capped player of all time, with over 115 caps
- Won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
- Broke Rabah Madjer's AFCON appearance record alongside Riyad Mahrez in January 2026
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