Mandi
Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Armando Sosa Peña[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989[2]
Place of birth Santa Lucía, Spain[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Number 88
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 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Armando Sosa Peña (born 1 March 1989), known as Mandi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gibraltar Football League club Lincoln Red Imps.

Club career

Born in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Canary Islands, 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]

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla

ATK

References

  1. 1 2 "Mandi". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Mandi". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Estébanez, Álex (2 February 2010). "Mandi cierra la plantilla" [Mandi completes the squad]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "El equipo blanquiazul se reecuentra con Mandi Sosa" [White-and-blue team meet Mandi Sosa again]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Estébanez, Álex (18 June 2010). "Mandi dice adiós a la Deportiva" [Mandi says goodbye to Deportiva]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Piñero, Alberto (16 July 2010). "Estos son los refuerzos del Castilla" [These are the additions of Castilla] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "El Sporting confirma el fichaje de Mandi" [Sporting confirm the signing of Mandi]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Estepa, Javier (2 September 2012). "Sin noticias del gol" [No goal news]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "El Recre salva un punto ante un Sporting fallón" [Recre rescue a point against miss-it-all Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mandi ha quedado desligado de la disciplina del Real Sporting" [Mandi has cut ties with Real Sporting's organisation] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "El Elche refuerza su medio campo con Mandi" [Elche bolster midfield with Mandi]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "El Almería cierra el fichaje de Mandi para fortalecer el centro del campo" [Almería complete the signing of Mandi to bolster midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Hyslop, Liam (12 October 2018). "Wellington Phoenix sign former Real Madrid B midfielder". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  14. ↑ Hyslop, Liam (24 November 2018). "Wellington Phoenix lose third straight as Adelaide United power to victory". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "ATK sign Spanish defensive midfielder Armando Sosa Peña [Mandi]". The Away End. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  16. 1 2 Easwar, Nisanth V (16 March 2020). "ISL: Champions ATK spent their money well and reaped the rewards". Goal. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Cotobal, José Luis (8 February 2021). "Unionistas ficha al mediocentro Armando Sosa "Mandi"" [Unionistas sign central midfielder Armando Sosa "Mandi"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "El Real Madrid Castilla, campeón de Segunda B" [Real Madrid Castilla, Segunda B champions]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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