Reinildo Mandava
Mozambican footballer (born 1994)
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Reinildo Isnard Mandava (born 21 January 1994), also known mononymously as Reinildo, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Sunderland.
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Mandava playing for Lille in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reinildo Isnard Mandava[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Beira, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Ferroviário da Beira | ||
| 2014–2015 | GD Maputo | ||
| 2015–2018 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Fafe (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Belenenses SAD | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lille (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Lille | 63 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Atlético Madrid | 74 | (2) |
| 2025– | Sunderland | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2026 | Mozambique | 56 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:10, 25 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:15, 5 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Beira, Reinildo began his football career with Ferroviário da Beira and GD Maputo.[3] In December 2015, he signed for Portuguese club Benfica[4] and was assigned to their reserve team. In June 2017, he was loaned out to Sporting da Covilhã in LigaPro for one season.[5][6]
In 2018 he moved to Belenenses SAD,[7][8] and in January 2019 he moved to French club Lille on loan with a €3 million option to purchase the player at the end of the season.[9][10] On 31 May 2019, it was confirmed that Lille had completed the permanent purchase of Reinildo.[11]
On 31 January 2022, Spanish club Atlético Madrid announced the transfer of Reinildo on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[12] He left the club on 30 June 2025, following the expiry of his contract.[13]
On 8 July 2025, English club Sunderland announced the signing of Reinildo on a two-year contract.[14] He made his Sunderland debut in the club's opening game of the 2025–26 Premier League season, a 3–0 win over West Ham,[15][16] becoming the first Mozambican to play in the Premier League.[17]
International career
He made his debut for the Mozambique national team on 22 December 2013 in a friendly match against Swaziland, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] He scored his first international goal on 20 June 2015 against the Seychelles, and found the net again a few days later against the same team. Both matches were part of the qualifying rounds for the 2016 African Nations Championship.
In December 2023, he was included in the list of twenty-seven Mozambican players selected by Chiquinho Conde to take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. This marked Reinildo’s first appearance in a major international tournament.[18]
In December 2025, he was named in the list of 25 Mozambican players selected by Chiquinho Conde to take part in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2016–17[20] | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Fafe (loan) | 2016–17[20] | LigaPro | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Covilhã (loan) | 2017–18[20] | LigaPro | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Belenenses SAD | 2018–19[20] | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Lille (loan) | 2018–19[20] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Lille | 2019–20[20] | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[20] | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[20] | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Lille total | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2021–22[20] | La Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[20] | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[20] | La Liga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25[20] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 2 | |||
| Sunderland | 2025–26[20] | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 281 | 9 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
- Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 5 January 2026[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reinildo goal.[21][22][23]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2015 | Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira, Mozambique |  Seychelles | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 4 July 2015 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 3 | 6 January 2024 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 22 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ghana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 9 October 2025 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Guinea | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Lille
Mozambique
- COSAFA Cup runner-up: 2015[25]
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2020–21[26]
