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Mandi
	Mandi in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Armando Sosa Peña
Date of birth	1 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santa Lucía, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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
2007–2008	Vecindario
2008–2010	Villarreal C
2008	Villarreal B
2010	→ Ponferradina (loan)
2010–2012	Real Madrid B
2012–2015	Sporting Gijón
2015–2017	Elche
2017–2018	Almería
2018–2019	Wellington Phoenix
2019–2020	ATK
2021–2022	Unionistas
2023–	Lincoln Red Imps
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 10 May 2024 (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

Segunda División B: 2011–12^[18]

ATK

Indian Super League: 2019–20^[16]

References

^ ^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.