Mandi (footballer)

Armando Sosa Peña (born 1 March 1989), known as Mandi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sosa and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

Mandi
Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Armando Sosa Peña
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989
Place of birth Santa Lucía, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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)
2017–2018 Almería 23 (0)
2018–2019 Wellington Phoenix 25 (2)
2019–2020 ATK 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:54, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

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.[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 tier, 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, 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 agreed to a one-year deal at UD Almería.[9]

On 12 October 2018, Mandi signed with New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix FC.[10] He scored his first goal in the A-League on 24 November, with a long-range half-volley to open a 1–3 home loss against Adelaide United FC.[11]

Mandi joined Indian Super League franchise ATK on 16 December 2019, as a replacement for the injured Carl McHugh.[12]

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla

References
  1. Estébanez, Álex (2 February 2010). "Mandi cierra la plantilla" [Mandi completes the squad]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "Estos son los refuerzos del Castilla" [These are the additions of Castilla] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. "El Sporting confirma el fichaje de Mandi" [Sporting confirm the signing of Mandi]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. Estepa, Javier (2 September 2012). "Sin noticias del gol" [No goal news]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "El Elche refuerza su medio campo con Mandi" [Elche bolster midfield with Mandi]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. "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.
  10. Hyslop, Liam (12 October 2018). "Wellington Phoenix sign former Real Madrid B midfielder". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. Hyslop, Liam (24 November 2018). "Wellington Phoenix lose third straight as Adelaide United power to victory". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  12. "ATK sign Spanish defensive midfielder Armando Sosa Peña [Mandi]". The Away End. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. "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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