Armand Mahan | |
Fullname: | Armand Mondakan Mahan |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1983 |
Birth Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Position: | defender-midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | ASEC Mimosas |
Years1: | 2003–2007 |
Years2: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs2: | Cercle Brugge |
Caps1: | 100 |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 9 December 2007 |
Ntupdate: | 5 September 2007 |
Armand Mahan (born 7 September 1983) is an Ivorian professional association football player. He is usually positioned as a left back or left winger.
Mahan played during his youth for ASEC Mimosas. He moved to Belgium in 2003, when he signed a contract with SK Beveren who worked together with the Ivorian team via the Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou. Several other more famous players made this same move, such as Emmanuel Eboué, Arthur Boka, Romaric and Yaya Touré.
In the Jupiler League 2006-07 season, SK Beveren ended 18th and last in the league. As a result, they were relegated to the Belgian Second Division. Mahan, being end of contract at Beveren, was offered a contract by Cercle Brugge about two weeks after the end of the season, a contract which he accepted. This way, despite relegation, Mahan still played at the highest level of Belgian football. However, at the end of the 2007-08 season, he was given a free transfer.