Ibrahima Tandia (born 12 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Tai. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level.

Ibrahima Tandia
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Longjumeau, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Tai
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2004 Massy
2004–2006 Boulogne-Billancourt
2006–2011 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Sochaux II 4 (0)
2011–2013 Caen 1 (0)
2011–2013Caen II 35 (11)
2014–2017 Tours 59 (6)
2014–2017Tours II 24 (7)
2018–2019 Sepsi OSK 51 (16)
2019–2022 Al-Hazem 50 (15)
2020CS Sfaxien (loan) 12 (2)
2021–2022Al-Adalah (loan) 28 (11)
2022–2023 Al-Ahli Tripoli 4 (1)
2023–2024 Qadsia 39 (16)
2024– Al-Tai
International career
2008–2009 France U16 16 (3)
2009–2010 France U17 14 (2)
2016–2017 Mali U23 4 (1)
2019– Mali 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2020

Club career

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Born in Longjumeau, Tandia began his career playing for local amateur clubs in Paris before joining professional club Sochaux in 2006. After five years with the club, Tandia joined Caen on a three-year deal, despite reported interest from English clubs Newcastle United and Chelsea.[2] He was assigned the number 26 shirt and made his professional debut on 28 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Rennes.[3]

On 28 June 2019, Tandia was transferred from Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe to Al-Hazem for 600,000.[4]

On 1 September 2021, Tandia joined Al-Adalah on loan.[5]

On 22 August 2022, Tandia joined Libyan club Al-Ahli Tripoli.[6]

On 28 December 2022, Tandia joined Qadsia.[7]

On 4 September 2024, Tandia joined Al-Tai.[8]

International career

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Tandia was born and raised in France and is of Malian and Senegalese descent. At international level, Tandia was a France youth international having represented his nation at under-16 and under-17 level.[2] Tandia was called up to the Mali national under-20 football team for the 2016 Toulon Tournament, and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic U20s.[9] Tandia scored his first goal in a 3–3 tie with the Mexico U23s in the same tournament.[10]

He made his debut for Mali national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Senegal, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Moussa Doumbia.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 May 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sochaux II 2010–11 CFA 4 0 0 0 4 0
Caen 2011–12 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2012–13 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Caen II 2011–12 CFA 14 4 3 0
2012–13 CFA 21 7 0 0
Total 35 11 35 11
Tours 2014–15 Ligue 2 20 3 3 1 0 0 23 4
2015–16 Ligue 2 25 3 2 2 4 1 31 6
2016–17 Ligue 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2017–18 Ligue 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 7 1
Total 59 6 6 4 5 1 70 11
Tours II 2014–15 CFA 5 1 3 0
2015–16 CFA 6 0 0 0
2016–17 CFA 10 3 0 0
2017–18 CFA 3 3 0 0
Total 24 7 24 7
Sepsi OSK 2017–18 Liga I 17 5 0 0 17 5
2018–19 Liga I 34 11 0 0 34 11
Total 51 16 0 0 51 16
Al-Hazem 2019–20 SPL 12 2 0 0 12 2
2020–21 Saudi First Division 36 13 36 13
2021–22 SPL 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 50 15 0 0 50 15
CS Sfaxien (loan) 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue 1 12 2 0 0 12 2
Al-Adalah 2021–22 Saudi First Division 28 11 28 11
Al-Ahli Tripoli 2022–23 Libyan Premier League 4 1 1 0 6 1 11 2
Al-Qadsia 2022–23 Kuwait Premier League 17 7 3 1 3 0 23 8
2023–24 Kuwait Premier League 22 9 4 3 0 0 1[c] 0 27 12
Total 39 16 7 4 3 0 1 0 50 20
Career total 307 85 14 8 10 1 6 1 1 0 338 95
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Kuwait Super Cup

Honours

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Al-Hazem

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Ibrahima Tandia: lpf2.ro" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Malherbe lance le pari Ibrahima Tandia". Ouest-France (in French). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Rennes v. Caen Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Tandia s-a transferat de la Sepsi: a plecat pe 600.000€! Echipa care a dat lovitura cu el". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "نضمام المهاجم المالي براهيما تانديا للعدالة".
  6. ^ "الأهلي طرابلس يتفق مع المالي إبراهيما تانديا". 22 August 2022.
  7. ^ "القادسية يتعاقد مع المالي إبراهيما تانديا".
  8. ^ "تـانديـا حتماوي".
  9. ^ "::: Festival International Espoirs ::: Les rencontres du Festival". Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ^ "::: Festival International Espoirs ::: Les rencontres du Festival". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Senegal v Mali game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ "I. Tandia". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Liga 1 Betano: Echipa sezonului regulat" [Liga I Betano: Team of the regular season] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Echipa sezonului 2018/2019" [Team of the season 2018/2019] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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