Ibrahima Tandia (born 12 July 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Kuwaiti club Qadsia. Born in France, he represents

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

at international level.

Club career

Born in

Longjumeau Longjumeau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as ''Longjumellois'' (). History Longjumeau Party School In 1911, Lenin founded the Longjumeau ...

, Tandia began his career playing for local amateur clubs in

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before joining professional club

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy Soc ...

in 2006. After five years with the club, Tandia joined Caen on a three-year deal, despite reported interest from English clubs

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and

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. 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 Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

. On 28 June 2019 Tandia was transferred from

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe Asociația Club Sportiv Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe, commonly known as Sepsi OSK (), Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (), or simply Sepsi, is a Romanian professional football club based in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna County, that competes in the Liga I. Foun ...

to Al-Hazem for 600,000. On 1 September 2021, Tandia joined Al-Adalah on loan. On 22 August 2022, Tandia joined Libyan club Al-Ahli Tripoli. On 28 December 2022, Tandia joined Qadsia.

International career

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. Tandia was called up to the

Mali national under-20 football team Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane. Their greates ...

for the

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, and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic U20s. Tandia scored his first goal in a 3–3 tie with the Mexico U23s in the same tournament. He made his debut for

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on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Senegal, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Moussa Doumbia.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Al-Hazem * MS League:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tandia, Ibrahima 1993 births Living people People from Longjumeau Footballers from Essonne Association football midfielders Malian footballers Mali under-20 international footballers Mali international footballers French footballers France youth international footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent French sportspeople of Malian descent Ligue 1 players Stade Malherbe Caen players Al-Hazem F.C. players CS Sfaxien players Al-Adalah FC players Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Qadsia SC players Ligue 2 players Tours FC players Liga I players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players Saudi Professional League players Saudi First Division League players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Kuwait Premier League players Libyan Premier League players French expatriate footballers Malian expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Romania Malian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia French expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Malian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate footballers in Libya Malian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Kuwait