Riffi Mandanda (born 11 October 1992) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in France, he is a former youth international for France and DR Congo.

Club career

Mandanda is a youth product of

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, though he was never offered a spot in the club's first team. After making his debut in the French lower divisions on loans, Mandanda joined

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in 2015, as a backup for Anthony Scribe. He made his full professional debut a few months later, in a 3–0

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defeat against Nancy. In February 2020, Mandanda joined

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on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season. He left the club at the expiration of his contract in summer 2020. On 7 September 2020, Mandanda signed with Norwegian club

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that plays in the second tier

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. In July 2021, he joined

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in the

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International career

Mandanda played five matches with the France U18 team and one with the France U19 before playing four matches with Congo DR under-20. In November 2019 he was called up by the DR Congo national team, but did not make the team's roster for

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qualifiers.

Personal life

Mandanda is the younger brother of

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international goalkeeper

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and

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international goalkeeper Parfait Mandanda. His younger brother Over Mandanda signed with

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club

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in July 2017.

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Riffi Mandanda
at the Foot-National.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandanda, Riffi 1992 births Living people Footballers from Évreux French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football goalkeepers French men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Norwegian First Division players Stade Malherbe Caen players Tarbes Pyrénées Football players Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football players AFC Compiègne players ES Uzès Pont du Gard players AC Ajaccio players US Boulogne players Stade Rennais FC players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players US Créteil-Lusitanos players French expatriate men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway French expatriate sportspeople in Norway Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Norway Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen