Mandi (footballer)

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)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Elche
Number 6
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)
2010Ponferradina (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2012 Real Madrid B 47 (2)
2012–2015 Sporting Gijón 66 (2)
2015– Elche 27 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 4 April 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sosa and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

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

Club career

Born in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Canary Islands, Mandi made his debuts as a senior with UD Vecindario in 2007. In the 2008 summer 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 level, 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, netting the first 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]

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla

References

  1. "Mandi cierra la plantilla" [Mandi completes the squad] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "Mandi dice adiós a la Deportiva" [Mandi says goodbye to Deportiva] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 18 June 2010. 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 confirms the signing of Mandi] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. "Sin noticias del gol" [No goal news] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. "El Recre salva un punto ante un Sporting fallón" [Recre rescues a point against miss-it-all Sporting] (in Spanish). Marca. 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 organization] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. "El Elche refuerza su medio campo con Mandi" [Elche bolsters midfield with Mandi] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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