Manconi Soriano "Sori" Mané (born 3 April 1996) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a central defender for Portuguese club Moreirense FC.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manconi Soriano Mané[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 26)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Moreirense | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fidjus di Bideras | |||
| 2014–2015 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Olhanense (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Olhanense | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cova Piedade | 49 | (1) |
| 2019– | Moreirense | 36 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Guinea-Bissau | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 12 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 | |||
Mané was born in Bissau. He finished his youth career in Italy, with U.C. Sampdoria.[2]
In late 2015, Mané was loaned to Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense.[2] He made his LigaPro debut on 31 January 2016, featuring the first half of the 1–0 away loss against Atlético Clube de Portugal.[3] His first goal came also that season, in a 2–0 away victory over Leixões S.C. on 8 May.[4]
Mané continued in the Portuguese second division the following years, with Olhanense and C.D. Cova da Piedade.[5] On 11 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Moreirense F.C. of the Primeira Liga.[6] He played his first match in the competition on 11 August, starting the 3–1 defeat at S.C. Braga.[7]
Mané spent the vast majority of the 2020–21 season on the sidelines, due to a knee injury.[8]
Mané made his debut for the Guinea-Bissau national team on 25 March 2017, in a 3–1 friendly loss to South Africa where he came on as an injury-time substitute.[9][10] He was part of the squad that participated in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
Moreirense F.C. – current squad | |
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Guinea-Bissau squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Guinea-Bissau squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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