Mandi (footballer)
 Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Sosa Peña | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Almería | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | Almería | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2017. | |||
Armando Sosa Peña (born 1 March 1989), known as Mandi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería 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]
Honours
- Real Madrid Castilla
References
- ↑ "Mandi cierra la plantilla" [Mandi completes the squad]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 2 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mandi dice adiós a la Deportiva" [Mandi says goodbye to Deportiva]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 18 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Estos son los refuerzos del Castilla" [These are the additions of Castilla] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Sporting confirma el fichaje de Mandi" [Sporting confirms the signing of Mandi]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sin noticias del gol" [No goal news]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Recre salva un punto ante un Sporting fallón" [Recre rescues a point against miss-it-all Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mandi ha quedado desligado de la disciplina del Real Sporting" [Mandi has cut ties with Real Sporting's organization] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "El Elche refuerza su medio campo con Mandi" [Elche bolsters midfield with Mandi]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "El Almería cierra el fichaje de Mandi para fortalecer el centro del campo" [Almería complete the signing of Mandi to bolster the centre of the midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.