Sadio Mane was born on 10 April 1992 and is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Senegal national team.
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34 Facts About Sadio Mane
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Later that summer, Sadio Mane transferred to English club Southampton for a club record fee of £11.
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Sadio Mane signed for fellow Premier League club Liverpool in 2016, for a reported fee of £34 million.
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Sadio Mane helped the side reach back-to-back UEFA Champions League Finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter.
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Sadio Mane finished fourth for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, and in The Best FIFA Men's Player he ranked fifth in 2019 and fourth in 2020.
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At international level, Sadio Mane has registered 34 goals in 93 appearances for Senegal since his debut in 2012, and currently ranks as his nation's all-time top goalscorer, and third in all-time appearances.
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Sadio Mane represented his nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in its second-ever appearance in the competition.
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Sadio Mane wished for a career in football, but his father forbade him from playing the sport as a child; however, his father died when he was seven years old.
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In 2011, Sadio Mane joined Metz which had a partnership with Generation Foot.
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On 1 September 2014, Sadio Mane transferred to Premier League side Southampton for £11.
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Sadio Mane finished the season with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions.
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On 20 April 2017, Sadio Mane was named in the PFA Team of the Year after scoring 13 league goals in his first season with Liverpool.
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Sadio Mane's goal was his 10th for the campaign which saw Liverpool become the first team in history to have three players score 10+ goals in a single Champions League season, with Mane achieving the milestone alongside fellow forwards Salah and Firmino.
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Sadio Mane's goals saw him become only the fifth Liverpool player to score in six consecutive home Premier League appearances after Michael Owen, Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez and Salah.
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Sadio Mane was named in the PFA Team of the Year alongside Liverpool teammates, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Van Dijk.
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Sadio Mane's brace took him to 22 goals for the campaign which saw him share the Premier League Golden Boot award with Salah and Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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On 21 October, Sadio Mane was named in the 30-man shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d'Or.
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Sadio Mane is only the second Senegalese to have won this award.
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The goal against Crystal Palace saw Sadio Mane set a new Premier League record by becoming the first player to score in nine consecutive league games against the same opponent.
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On 22 June 2022, Sadio Mane joined Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on a contract with the German side until 30 June 2025.
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Sadio Mane later returned to the squad, and started in their final two group matches against South Africa and Algeria in a group stage exit.
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Sadio Mane started all three of Senegal's group matches as they were eliminated after the first stage, finishing below Japan on fair play points.
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Sadio Mane was called up to Senegal's final squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Sadio Mane was described as a complete player who plays with "high levels of intensity and concentration" by Liverpool teammate Fabinho.
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Sadio Mane was compared to Cristiano Ronaldo by former Ajax defender Danny Blind, who praised him for his ability to score with either foot and headers, along with making "astonishing" sprints.
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Versatile forward, Sadio Mane is a prolific goalscorer, whose main traits are his finishing, speed, technique, and trickery in possession, as well as his decision-making, tactical awareness, creativity, agility, balance, control, touch on the ball, and dribbling skills.
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Sadio Mane has drawn praise in the media for his intelligent play, passing, and his ability to get into good positions, from which he can score goals or create chances for teammates.
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Sadio Mane usually plays as a winger on the left flank, a position which allows him to cut into the centre and shoot on goal with his stronger, right foot.
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Sadio Mane is a practising Muslim and occasionally is seen making du'a before the start of each match.
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