Player Profile
Sadio Mané (born 10 April 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Senegal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best wingers of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time. Mané began his professional career with Ligue 2 club Metz at the age of 19, but he departed after a solitary season to join Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg in 2012 for a fee of €4 million, winning a league and cup domestic double in the 2013–14 season. Later that summer, Mané transferred to English club Southampton for a club record fee of £11.8 million. There, he set a new Premier League record for the fastest hat-trick, scored in 176 seconds in a 6–1 win over Aston Villa in 2015. Mané signed for fellow Premier League club Liverpool in 2016, for a reported fee of £34 million, making him the most expensive African player in history at that time. Having formed a formidable attacking trio with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino after the departure of prolific midfielder Philippe Coutinho, he helped the side reach back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter. He also finished as the league's joint-top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season, winning the Premier League Golden Boot. Mané then helped end Liverpool's 30-year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League. In October 2021, he scored his 100th Premier League goal, becoming the third African to reach the landmark. Mané finished fourth and second in the 2019 and 2022 editions of the Ballon d'Or, respectively; and in The Best FIFA Men's Player he ranked fifth in 2019 and fourth in 2020. At international level, Mané has registered 53 goals in 126 appearances for Senegal since his debut in 2012, and currently ranks as his nation's all-time top goalscorer, and second in all-time appearances. He represented Senegal at the 2012 Olympics, as well as the 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025 editions
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International Record (Senegal)
Bio
Club Career
Iconic Moments
Scored the winning penalty against Egypt in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations final after missing one in normal time.
Delivered Senegal's first ever AFCON title, overcoming the pressure of an earlier miss to become a national hero.
Mané scored the decisive penalty in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final shootout against Egypt, winning Senegal's first ever AFCON title.
The crowning achievement of Senegalese football history — a country and a player finally winning the continental title they had long deserved.
Mané was a key figure in Liverpool's 2019 Champions League victory, his partnership with Salah and Firmino terrorizing defenses throughout Europe.
Part of the most devastating attacking trio in European football, Mané's speed and finishing made Liverpool European champions.
Mané won the African Player of the Year award multiple times, establishing himself as Africa's greatest active player.
Consistent recognition as the continent's best player across multiple seasons confirms Mané's status as one of the all-time great African footballers.
Started in the 2022 Champions League final against Real Madrid, capping a season of 23 goals.
One of the most influential African players in Premier League history during Liverpool's golden era.