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.
.jpg) Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Sosa Peña[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 10 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editReal Madrid Castilla
ATK
References
edit- ^ a b "Mandi". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Mandi". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Estébanez, Álex (2 February 2010). "Mandi cierra la plantilla" [Mandi completes the squad]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "El Sporting confirma el fichaje de Mandi" [Sporting confirm the signing of Mandi]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Estepa, Javier (2 September 2012). "Sin noticias del gol" [No goal news]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Elche refuerza su medio campo con Mandi" [Elche bolster midfield with Mandi]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (12 October 2018). "Wellington Phoenix sign former Real Madrid B midfielder". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (24 November 2018). "Wellington Phoenix lose third straight as Adelaide United power to victory". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "ATK sign Spanish defensive midfielder Armando Sosa Peña [Mandi]". The Away End. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ a b Easwar, Nisanth V (16 March 2020). "ISL: Champions ATK spent their money well and reaped the rewards". Goal. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "El Real Madrid Castilla, campeón de Segunda B" [Real Madrid Castilla, Segunda B champions]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2018.