Mozambican footballer (born 1994)
Reinildo Isnard Mandava (born 21 January 1994), also known mononymously as Reinildo , is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a left back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Mozambique national team .[ 2]
Club career
Born in Beira , Mandava began his football career with Ferroviário da Beira and GD Maputo .[ 3] In December 2015, he signed for Portuguese club Benfica [ 4] and was assigned to their reserve team . In June 2017, he was loaned out to Sporting da Covilhã in LigaPro for one season.[ 5] [ 6]
In 2018 he moved to Belenenses SAD ,[ 7] [ 8] and in January 2019 he moved to French club Lille on loan with a €3 million option to purchase the player at the end of the season.[ 9] On 31 May 2019, it was confirmed that Lille had completed the permanent purchase of Mandava.[ 10]
On 31 January 2022, Spanish club Atlético Madrid announced the transfer of Mandava on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[ 11]
International career
Mandava made his international debut for Mozambique in 2014.[ 3]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 25 January 2025
International
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandava goal. [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Honours
Lille
Mozambique
Individual
References
^ "Página oficial del Atlético de Madrid" . Atlético Madrid.
^ Reinildo: Du Mozambique à Lille, le parcours atypique du joueur africatopsports.com
^ a b "Reinildo Mandava" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 February 2022 .
^ "Reinildo no Benfica, Amâncio no Sporting em Lisboa" (in Portuguese). O País. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016 .
^ O defesa-esquerdo moçambicano Reinildo, emprestado pelo Benfica por uma temporada. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese)
^ Reinildo Mandava at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ Reinildo chega para a defesa A Bola (in Portuguese)
^ Reinildo Mandava at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ LE LATÉRAL GAUCHE REINILDO MANDAVA PRÊTÉ AU LOSC , losc.fr, 31 January 2019
^ Lille purchase Reinildo Mandava in €3m deal , getfootballnewsfrance.com, 31 May 2019
^ "¡Bienvenido, Reinildo Mandava!" [Welcome, Reinildo Mandava!] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Reinildo" . Soccerway . Retrieved 9 January 2023 .
^ "CHAN 2016: Nooij sacked after Tanazania [sic] lose to Uganda" . bbc.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2022 .
^ "Four-star Mambas move on as Chipolopolo survive" . cafonline.com. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2022 .
^ Adjei-Mintah, Yaw (7 January 2024). "Black Stars AFCON opponent, Mozambique, secures win in friendly game" . citisportsonline.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024 .
^ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup" . Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021 .
^ "COSAFA Cup 2015 - Match Details" . RSSSF.com .
^ "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021 .
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