Parfait Mandanda

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Parfait Mandanda

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nevers, France

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Caen

| clubnumber = 35

| youthyears1 = 1999–2001

| youthclubs1 = Caen

| youthyears2 = 2001–2008

| youthclubs2 = Bordeaux

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Bordeaux

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = → Beauvais (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009–2010

| clubs3 = Beauvais

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2011

| clubs4 = Altay[http://www.foot-national.com/5331-joueur-football-Mandanda-Parfait.html Profile on Foot-National.com]

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2021

| clubs5 = Charleroi

| caps5 = 88

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = → Dinamo București (loan)

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020

| clubs7 = → Hartford Athletic (loan)

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2022

| clubs8 = Mouscron

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023–

| clubs9 = Caen II

| caps9 = 20

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Caen

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2019

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalteam2 = DR Congo

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalcaps2 = 20

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 13 May 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Parfait Mandanda (born 10 October 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{French football updater|Caen}} club Caen. Born in France, he represented DR Congo at international level.

Club career

Born in Nevers, Mandanda began his career at Stade Malherbe Caen, moving in 2001 to French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux in the youth system. He graduated to the first team in 2008. He was loaned out to AS Beauvais from Bordeaux in January 2009 for the rest of the season,{{Cite web|url=http://journal-des-girondins.blogspot.com/2009/01/parfait-mandanda-beauvais.html|title = Parfait Mandanda à Beauvais|date = 11 January 2021}} and in July 2009, Beauvais took up the option to make Madanda's move permanent. in 2010 he moved to Altay S.K., then playing in Turkish second division TFF First League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1344281|title = Player Details TFF}}

=Charleroi=

Mandanda signed with Belgian Pro League club Sporting Charleroi in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1088698|title = Hartford Athletic Acquires Goalkeeper Parfait Mandanda on Loan|date = 20 February 2020}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.sudinfo.be/1391464/article/2015-10-07/sporting-charleroi-parfait-mandanda-va-se-produire-a-vise-et-a-mons|title=Sporting Charleroi: Parfait Mandanda va se produire à Visé et à Mons|work=sudinfo.be|access-date=28 March 2018|language=fr}} In February 2019, he joined Dinamo București on loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcdinamo.ro/oficial--parfait-mandanda-la-dinamo|title=OFICIAL. Parfait MANDANDA la Dinamo|publisher=FC Dinamo București|date=23 February 2019|access-date=15 March 2019}}

=Hartford=

Charleroi loaned Mandanda to USL Championship club Hartford Athletic for the 2020 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1107209|title = 20 Questions with Mads Jørgensen|date = 30 May 2020}} In his first game with the club he recorded a shutout and an assist in the team's 1–0 win over New York Red Bulls II and was named man of the match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1113825|title=GAMEDAY REPORT: Hartford Edges Past Red Bulls II for Victory|date=17 July 2020}}

=Mouscron=

On 20 July 2021, he joined Mouscron for a one-year term with an option for the second year.{{cite web|publisher=Mouscron|url=https://www.excel-foot.be/2021/07/20/parfait-mandanda-rejoint-les-rangs-hurlus/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720150139/https://www.excel-foot.be/2021/07/20/parfait-mandanda-rejoint-les-rangs-hurlus/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 July 2021|title=Parfait Mandanda rejoint les rangs hurlus|date=20 July 2021|accessdate=16 October 2021|language=fr}}

International career

Mandanda was named in the Congo DR squad against France B on 5 February 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=298026/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619072301/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=298026/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 June 2008|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Parfait MANDANDA|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=28 March 2018}} Mandanda only played in the second half but missed out on a place in the history books as his older brother Steve Mandanda, also a goalkeeper and currently at Olympique de Marseille, only played in the first half for France.

Officially, he gained his first cap for DR Congo national football team against Gabon on 25 March 2008.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur28904.html|title=Parfait MANDANDA - Football : la fiche de Parfait MANDANDA (Charleroi SC)|work=L'Equipe.fr|access-date=28 March 2018|language=fr}}

Personal life

Parfait is the younger brother of French international and Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, and has two younger brothers. They are all goalkeepers: Riffi and Over Mandanda.[http://www.laconscience.com/article.php?id_article=7079 Mandanda's dynasty] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004022011/http://www.laconscience.com/article.php?id_article=7079 |date=4 October 2008 }}

Honours

DR Congo

Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2015{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535|title = DR Congo Nations Cup squad finalised|work = BBC Sport}}