Mandi (footballer)
Spanish footballer
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Armando Sosa Peña (born 1 March 1989), known as Mandi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gibraltar National League club Lincoln Red Imps.
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Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Sosa Peña[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Lucía, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | San Fernando | ||
| 2003–2006 | 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) |
| 2018–2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | ATK | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Unionistas | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Lincoln Red Imps | 40 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:14, 18 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Canary Islands,[2] Mandi made his debut as a senior with UD Vecindario in 2007. In the summer of 2008 he moved to Villarreal CF, representing both its C and B teams.
On 2 February 2010, Mandi joined SD Ponferradina on loan until June.[3] With the Castile and León club he was promoted to Segunda División, being regularly used during his six-month spell.[4]
On 15 July 2010, after rejecting a new contract at Ponfe,[5] Mandi signed for Real Madrid Castilla also in the third division.[6] After again winning promotion to the second tier, he moved to Sporting de Gijón on 22 June 2012 after agreeing to a four-year deal.[7]
Mandi made his professional debut on 2 September 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Racing de Santander.[8] He scored his first goal on 5 January of the following year, in a 1–1 draw at Recreativo de Huelva.[9]
On 31 August 2015, Mandi terminated his contract with Sporting[10] and signed for Elche CF just hours later.[11] On 8 July 2017, after suffering relegation with the latter, he agreed to a one-year deal at UD Almería.[12]
On 12 October 2018, Mandi signed with New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix FC.[13] He scored his first goal in the A-League on 24 November, with a long-range half-volley to open a 3–1 home loss against Adelaide United FC.[14]
Mandi joined Indian Super League franchise ATK on 16 December 2019, as a replacement for the injured Carl McHugh.[15] After contributing eight starts as they were crowned champions,[16] he returned to his country's division three with Unionistas de Salamanca CF.[17]