Riffi Mandanda

Riffi Mandanda (born 11 October 1992) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, he is a former youth international for France and DR Congo.

Club career
Mandanda is a youth product of Caen, though he was never offered a spot in the club's first team. After making his debut in the French lower divisions on loans, Mandanda joined Ajaccio in 2015, as a backup for Anthony Scribe. He made his full professional debut a few months later, in a 3–0 Ligue 2 defeat against Nancy.

In February 2020, Mandanda joined Rennes on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season. He left the club at the expiration of his contract in summer 2020.

On 7 September 2020, Mandanda signed with Norwegian club Kongsvinger IL that plays in the second tier 1. divisjon. In July 2021, he joined Créteil in the Championnat National.

International career
Mandanda played five matches with the France U18 team and one with the France U19 before playing four matches with Congo DR under-20. In November 2019 he was called up by the DR Congo national team, but did not make the team's roster for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Personal life
Mandanda is the younger brother of France international goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and DR Congo international goalkeeper Parfait Mandanda. His younger brother Over Mandanda signed with Ligue 1 club Bordeaux in July 2017.