Career
Mandanda played for Le Havre and is also a French international. Le Havre Mandanda made his league début for Le Havre in August 2005, and did not concede a goal until his fourth match. He played 30 league matches in the 2005-2006 season and 37 in 2006-2007, with his performances attracting the attention of other clubs.
Following an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa prior to the 2007-2008 season, he joined in summer 2007.
Olympique de At the start of his first season with, Mandanda was regarded as an understudy to first choice keeper Cédric Carrasso. On 5 March 2008, Mandanda joined on a permanent four-year contract.
Foreign the first time, in 2007, he took part in the French A-squad pre-selection. He made his full international debut on 27 May 2008 in a 2–0 victory against Ecuador in a Euro 2008 warm-up friendly, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sébastien Frey, and was subsequently nominated as the third-choice goalkeeper in the French squad for Euro 2008.
However, he was replaced in the summer of 2009, as Raymond Domenech chose Olympique Lyonnais goalkeeper Hugo Lloris over him for the international starting eleven.