Anthony Mandrea
Personal information
Full name Anthony Louis Mandrea
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996
Place of birth Grasse, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Caen
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2009 U.S. Pegomas
2009–2013 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Nice II 11 (0)
2013–2016 Nice 1 (0)
2016–2020 Angers II 59 (0)
2016–2022 Angers 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Cholet (loan) 32 (0)
2022– Caen 55 (0)
International career‡
2013 France U18 2 (0)
2022– Algeria 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Anthony Louis Mandrea[1] (Arabic: أنتوني ماندريا; born 25 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Caen. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Mandrea made his Ligue 1 debut for Nice on 3 November 2013 in a 1–2 home defeat against Bordeaux, replacing an injured David Ospina after 51 minutes.[2] At 16 years and 10 months he was, at the time, the youngest goalkeeper to play in Ligue 1.[3] He made no further first team appearances for Nice, and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Angers, where he signed professional terms on a three-year deal in September 2017.[4] His Angers debut came in the Coupe de la Ligue on 12 December 2017 against Metz, in which he kept a clean sheet.[5]

In July 2020, as third-choice goalkeeper for Angers, he was loaned to SO Cholet in the Championnat National in search of playing time.[6] At the end of the season he was named best goalkeeper of the Championnat National season.[7]

On 23 June 2022, Mandrea moved to Caen on a two-year deal.[8] He became first choice goalkeeper at Caen, making 37 Ligue 2 in his debut 2022–23 season.[9]

Personal life

Mandrea was born in France to a French father and Algerian mother.[10] He made one appearance for the France U18s at the Tournoi de Limoges in 2013.[11]

He was called up to the senior Algeria national team in May 2022,[12] and made his debut in a 2–1 friendly win over Iran on 12 June 2022.

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Les listes provisoires des équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations CAF TotalEnergies, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF (in French). 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ↑ "Match : BORDEAUX vs NICE". MatchEnDirect.fr.
  3. ↑ "#USBFOOT avec Anthony Mandrea, gardien du SO Cholet : "j'avais pris la grosse tête, j'ai essayé de gérer tout seul"" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Football : Anthony Mandrea signe professionnel au SCO d'Angers" (in French). villactu.fr. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Football. Coupe de la Ligue : Mandrea titulaire dans les buts du SCO" (in French). Ouest France via maville.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Football – Angers Sco. Anthony Mandrea arrive au SO Cholet, Steeve Elana s'en va" (in French). Ouest France via maville.com. 17 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "N1 : meilleur joueur, meilleur gardien, équipe-type... découvrez tous les lauréats des trophées N1" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "ANTHONY MANDRÉA NOUVEAU PORTIER DU STADE MALHERBE" (in French). Caen. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Mandrea". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Anthony Mandrea aurait tranché la France et l'Algérie". April 15, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Les U18 s'adjugent le tournoi de Limoges". OGC Nice.
  12. ↑ "EN : Brahimi, Mandréa, premiers binationaux avant de nombreux autres? Algérie". May 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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