Sadio Mane is a Senegalese professional footballer playing as a winger in the English club Liverpool and the national team of Senegal. As part of his team, he participated in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Earlier in his career, he played in clubs such as Metz, Red Bull Salzburg and Southampton. In May 2018, he became the author of a goal in the Champions League final for the Merseysides, but his club was defeated with a score of 3: 1. The growth of the winger is 175 centimeters, weight - 70 kg.
Soccer player biography
Manet was born on April 10, 1992 in Sediu, Senegal. From an early age he began to play football - he played in various city championships for local clubs. In the period from 2009 to 2010 he played in the youth composition of the Senegalese club Generation Foot.
Professional career
In adult football he made his debut in 2011 with a performance for the French Metz. A year later, he moved to the Austrian Red Bull Salzburg, where for the next two seasons he was the team's main striker, scoring in almost every game of the championship. As a result, as part of the “bulls” he became the champion of Austria 2013/14 and the owner of the Austrian Cup 2014. During the season, the football player Mane was repeatedly recognized as the best player of the week or month.
On September 1, 2014, the driven Senegalese signed a four-year contract with the English Southampton, which cost the player a transfer of £ 10 million.
Career at Liverpool
On June 28, 2016, Liverpool announced the acquisition of Sadio Mane, Southampton’s right winger. The amount of transfer amounted to 30 million pounds.
As part of the Merseysides, he made his debut on August 14, 2016 in a match with London's Arsenal, where he opened the scoring with a goal. In subsequent games, the Senegalese often came out at the base, showing a great game on the flank. In the debut season for Liverpool, Sadio Mane scored 13 goals in 29 matches of all competitions. In the 2017/18 season, the striker only improved his score - 20 goals in 40 matches.
In two seasons at the Liverpool club, Mane became the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League vice-champion.
Senegal international career
In 2012, a football player defended the colors of the Senegal Olympic team at the 2012 Olympics in London.
On May 25, 2012, Sadio Mane made his debut in official matches as part of the national team of Senegal - he entered the field in a friendly match with the national team of Morocco, which ended with the victory of the Senegalese with a score of 1-0.
In 2018, he participated in the World Cup in Russia - spent all the matches of the group stage. In the match against Japan, striker Sadio Mane opened the scoring.
At the moment he has played 49 matches in the form of the country's main team, scoring 12 goals.