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.
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]
Mandava made his international debut for Mozambique in 2013.[3]
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 9 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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