Reinildo Mandava

Atlético legend · 2022–2025

Reinildo Mandava

Mozambique · Left-back

The Mozambican defender who arrived from Lille and won the fans over with his tenacity.

League games: 74
League goals: 2
Caps for Mozambique: 56

The story of Reinildo Mandava

Reinildo Mandava joined Atlético from Lille in January 2022, a Mozambique international who had just won the French title. Strong, quick and fiercely competitive, he could play at left-back or on the left of a back three.

Fighting back

Reinildo quickly became popular for his intensity in duels. A serious knee injury in 2023 kept him out for months, but he fought his way back into the team. In three and a half seasons he played more than 70 league games.

Legacy

He left in 2025 for Sunderland. Supporters remember a defender who embodied the club's spirit of effort.

Reinildo Mandava's goals for Atlético since 2002

1 goals in the match sheets we hold (1221 Atlético matches from 2002 on).

Against

Real Sociedad1

By competition

La Liga 1

First goal: Real Sociedad, 25 May 2024

Career

Years	Club	Games	Goals
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	B-SAD	16	0
2019	Lille(loan)	3	0
2019–2022	Lille	63	1
2022–2025	Atlético Madrid	74	2
2025–	Sunderland	34	0
2013–2026	Mozambique (national team)	56	5

League games and goals for each club; Atlético rows are highlighted.

Quick answers

How many games did Reinildo Mandava play for Atlético Madrid?

Reinildo Mandava played 74 league games for Atlético de Madrid and scored 2 league goals (2022–2025).

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