Reinildo Mandava

Reinildo Mandava
Mandava playing for Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Reinildo Isnard Mandava[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994
Place of birth Beira, Mozambique
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Ferroviário da Beira
2014–2015 GD Maputo
2015–2018 Benfica B 1 (0)
2017 → Fafe (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 → Sporting Covilhã (loan) 30 (4)
2018–2019 Belenenses SAD 16 (0)
2019 → Lille (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2022 Lille 63 (1)
2022–2025 Atlético Madrid 74 (2)
2025– Sunderland 1 (0)
International career‡
2013– Mozambique 49 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 16 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:32, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Reinildo Isnard Mandava (born 21 January 1994), also known mononymously as Reinildo, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Sunderland and the Mozambique national team.

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][10] On 31 May 2019, it was confirmed that Lille had completed the permanent purchase of Mandava.[11]

On 31 January 2022, Spanish club Atlético Madrid announced the transfer of Mandava on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[12] He left the club on 30 June 2025, following the expiry of his contract.[13]

On 8 July 2025, English club Sunderland announced the signing of Mandava on a two-year contract.[14] He made his Sunderland debut in the club's opening game of the 2025–26 Premier League season, a 3-0 win over West Ham,[15][16] becoming the first Mozambican to play in the Premier League.[17]

International career

Mandava made his international debut for Mozambique in 2013.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2016–17[18] LigaPro 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Fafe (loan) 2016–17[18] LigaPro 16 1 0 0 0 0 — — 16 1
Sporting Covilhã (loan) 2017–18[18] LigaPro 30 4 0 0 1 0 — — 31 4
Belenenses SAD 2018–19[18] Primeira Liga 16 0 1 0 2 1 — — 19 1
Lille (loan) 2018–19[18] Ligue 1 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Lille 2019–20[18] Ligue 1 16 0 2 0 2 0 2[c] 0 — 22 0
2020–21[18] Ligue 1 29 0 0 0 — 6[d] 0 — 35 0
2021–22[18] Ligue 1 18 1 2 0 — 6[c] 0 1[e] 0 27 1
Lille total 66 1 4 0 2 0 14 0 1 0 87 1
Atlético Madrid 2021–22[18] La Liga 17 0 — — 4[c] 0 — 21 0
2022–23[18] La Liga 22 0 5 0 — 6[c] 0 — 33 0
2023–24[18] La Liga 16 2 2 0 — 1[c] 0 0 0 19 2
2024–25[18] La Liga 19 0 4 0 — 6[c] 0 1[f] 0 30 0
Total 74 2 11 0 — 17 0 1 0 103 2
Sunderland 2025–26[18] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 204 8 16 0 5 1 31 0 2 0 258 9
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 25 March 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mozambique 2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 7 2
2016 1 0
2017 3 0
2018 4 0
2019 5 0
2020 3 0
2021 6 0
2022 4 0
2023 0 0
2024 12 2
2025 2 0
Total 49 4
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mandava goal.[19][20][21]
List of international goals scored by Reinildo Mandava
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2015 Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira, Mozambique  Seychelles 2–0 5–1 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
2 4 July 2015 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles 4–0 4–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
3 6 January 2024 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Lesotho 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 22 January 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Ghana 2–2 2–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Lille

Mozambique

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Atlético De Madrid (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Página oficial del Atlético de Madrid". Atlético Madrid.
  3. ^ a b c "Reinildo Mandava". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Reinildo no Benfica, Amâncio no Sporting em Lisboa" (in Portuguese). O País. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ O defesa-esquerdo moçambicano Reinildo, emprestado pelo Benfica por uma temporada. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Reinildo Mandava at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ^ Reinildo chega para a defesa A Bola (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Reinildo Mandava at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  9. ^ LE LATÉRAL GAUCHE REINILDO MANDAVA PRÊTÉ AU LOSC, losc.fr, 31 January 2019
  10. ^ Reinildo: Du Mozambique à Lille, le parcours atypique du joueur africatopsports.com
  11. ^ Lille purchase Reinildo Mandava in €3m deal, getfootballnewsfrance.com, 31 May 2019
  12. ^ "¡Bienvenido, Reinildo Mandava!" [Welcome, Reinildo Mandava!] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Thank you, Reinildo!". Club Atlético de Madrid. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Reinildo Mandava signs for Sunderland". Sunderland. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Seven debutants in Sunderland XI for Premier League opener". Sunderland AFC. 16 August 2025. Archived from the original on 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Sunderland 3-0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Reinildo to make Mozambique the league's 127th nation". Premier League. 10 July 2025. Archived from the original on 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Reinildo". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  19. ^ "CHAN 2016: Nooij sacked after Tanazania [sic] lose to Uganda". bbc.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Four-star Mambas move on as Chipolopolo survive". CAF Online. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  21. ^ Adjei-Mintah, Yaw (7 January 2024). "Black Stars AFCON opponent, Mozambique, secures win in friendly game". citisportsonline.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  23. ^ "COSAFA Cup 2015 - Match Details". RSSSF.com.
  24. ^ "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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