Anthony Mandrea

Anthony Mandrea
أنتوني ماندريا
portrait in 2024, with SM Caen
Personal information
Full name Anthony Louis Mandrea
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Grasse, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Caen
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2009 U.S. Pegomas
2009–2013 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Nice II 11 (0)
2013–2016 Nice 1 (0)
2016–2020 Angers II 59 (0)
2016–2022 Angers 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Cholet (loan) 32 (0)
2022– Caen 123 (0)
International career‡
2013 France U18 2 (0)
2022– Algeria 22 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2025

Anthony Louis Mandrea (Arabic: أنتوني لويس ماندريا; born 25 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 3 club Caen. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national team.

Club career

Mandrea made his Ligue 1 debut for Nice on 3 November 2013 in a 1–2 home defeat against Bordeaux, replacing an injured David Ospina after 51 minutes. At 16 years and 10 months he was, at the time, the youngest goalkeeper to play in Ligue 1. He made no further first team appearances for Nice, and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Angers, where he signed professional terms on a three-year deal in September 2017. His Angers debut came in the Coupe de la Ligue on 12 December 2017 against Metz, in which he kept a clean sheet.

In July 2020, as third-choice goalkeeper for Angers, he was loaned to SO Cholet in the Championnat National in search of playing time. At the end of the season he was named best goalkeeper of the Championnat National season.

On 23 June 2022, Mandrea moved to Caen on a two-year deal. He became first choice goalkeeper at Caen, making 37 Ligue 2 in his debut 2022–23 season.

Personal life

Mandrea was born in France to a French father and Algerian mother. He made one appearance for the France U18s at the Tournoi de Limoges in 2013.

He was called up to the senior Algeria national team in May 2022, and made his debut in a 2–1 friendly win over Iran on 12 June 2022.

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

In December 2025, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice II 2013–14 CFA 10———10
2014–15 00———00
2015–16 100———100
Total 110———110
Nice 2013–14 Ligue 1 10———10
Angers 2016–17 CFA 2 60———60
2017–18 National 3 190———190
2018–19 190———190
2019–20 National 2 150———150
2021–22 30———30
Total 620———620
Angers 2016–17 Ligue 1 000000—00
2017–18 000010—10
2018–19 000000—00
2019–20 000000—00
2021–22 10000——100
Total 1000010—110
Cholet (loan) 2020–21 National 32010——330
Caen 2022–23 Ligue 2 37020——390
2023–24 34000——340
2024–25 26 0 0 0 — — 26 0
Total 97020——990
Career total 21303010002170

International

As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria
202220
202380
202490
Total190

References

  1. ↑ "Les listes provisoires des équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations CAF TotalEnergies, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF (in French). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Match : BORDEAUX vs NICE". MatchEnDirect.fr.
  3. ↑ "#USBFOOT avec Anthony Mandrea, gardien du SO Cholet : "j'avais pris la grosse tête, j'ai essayé de gérer tout seul"" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Football : Anthony Mandrea signe professionnel au SCO d'Angers" (in French). villactu.fr. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Football. Coupe de la Ligue : Mandrea titulaire dans les buts du SCO" (in French). Ouest France via maville.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Football – Angers Sco. Anthony Mandrea arrive au SO Cholet, Steeve Elana s'en va" (in French). Ouest France via maville.com. 17 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "N1 : meilleur joueur, meilleur gardien, équipe-type... découvrez tous les lauréats des trophées N1" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "ANTHONY MANDRÉA NOUVEAU PORTIER DU STADE MALHERBE" (in French). Caen. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Mandrea". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Anthony Mandrea aurait tranché la France et l'Algérie". 15 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Les U18 s'adjugent le tournoi de Limoges". OGC Nice.
  12. ↑ "EN : Brahimi, Mandréa, premiers binationaux avant de nombreux autres? Algérie". 27 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Anthony Mandrea at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Anthony Mandrea". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 January 2025.