Idrissa Mandiang (born 27 December 1984), commonly known as Idris, is a

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

ese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...

, Mandiang began his professional football career considerably late at the age of 20 for lower league Spanish side Bellavista Milan in 2005. In the summer of 2008, he moved on to another Spanish side in

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. After half a season with the Spanish side, Mandiang moved west to Portugal to represent

Águeda Águeda () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. According to the Portuguese 2011 census, the municipality of Águeda had 47,729 inhabitants, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 14,504 (2001 data), while the remainder is distri ...

of the

Terceira Divisão The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portug ...

. Following half a season with Águeda, Mandiang would move again and would sign for

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side

Sertanense Sertanense Futebol Clube (), formerly Sertanense Foot-ball Club, is a Portuguese football club based in Sertã. Founded in 1934, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at ''Campo de Jogos Dr. Marques dos Santos''. ...

. His stay with the

Sertã Sertã () is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km2. The present mayor is José Farinha Nunes, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is the June 24. General ...

club proved to be successful as in his first season he helped his side avoid relegation and then in the following season help Sertanense finish in fifth place. His successful spell with Sertanense saw many clubs interested in his acquisition, which prompted Segunda Liga side

to sign the player. His debut season in the second professional tier of Portuguese football saw him make 17 appearances and contributing one goal. His first professional goal came on the 18 December 2011, against

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in a 1–0 victory for his side. In the summer of 2012, Mandiang moved to

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Foun ...

. His season at Arouca proved to be his most successful so far, as he managed to make 35 appearances and help his side reach the quarter finals of the

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seas ...

for the first time in their history and claim an historic first promotion to the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal ...

. Despite Arouca's promotion to the top flight, Mandiang in the summer of 2013 signed for recently relegated to the second division side

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho Province, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home gam ...

He scored one goal in 23 league appearances with Moreirense claiming promotion to the first division. In the end of the season he moved to newly promoted

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

He made his debut in first division in the first day of the season, a 3-0 away. On 3 May 2015, he scored two goals against his former team Moreirense, in a 3-1 home win for Boavista, a victory that guaranteed that Boavista would stay in the first division for the next season, with three matches to play. He would go on to

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for the club before leaving in 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandiang, Idrissa 1984 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Senegalese footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Segunda Divisão players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Covilhã players F.C. Arouca players Moreirense F.C. players Sertanense F.C. players Boavista F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Portugal