Parfait Mandanda


Parfait Mandanda is a Congolese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on loan from Charleroi.

Career

Born in Nevers, Mandanda began his career at SM 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, and in July 2009, Beauvais took up the option to make Madanda's move permanent.

Charleroi

In February 2019, he joined Dinamo București on loan.

Hartford

Charleroi loaned Mandanda to USL Championship club Hartford Athletic for the 2020 season. In his first game with the club he recorded a shutout and an assist in the teams 1-0 win over New York Red Bulls II and was named man of the match.

International career

Mandanda was named in the Congo DR squad against France B on 5 February 2008. 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 Congo DR national football team against Gabon on 25 March 2008.

Honors

National

DR Congo
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.