Thomas Mathieu Romain Mangani (born 29 April 1987) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

Career

In summer 2014, Mangani left France to play for

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

, signing a two-year contract with the

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club on 6 July 2014. However, after a disappointing season in Italy, where he only played 45 minutes for Chievo, Mangani returned to France with

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, with whom he signed a three-year deal on 4 July 2015. On 13 June 2022, Mangani signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted

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side

, returning to the club after fourteen years.

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* * 1987 births Living people People from Carpentras French people of Italian descent Sportspeople from Vaucluse French footballers Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Association football defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Serie A players AS Monaco FC players Stade Brestois 29 players AC Ajaccio players AS Nancy Lorraine players A.C. ChievoVerona players Angers SCO players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople Expatriate footballers in Italy {{France-footy-defender-1980s-stub