Sadio Mané (born 10 April 1992) is a Senegalese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward or
left winger for
Saudi Pro League
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club
Al-Nassr and the
Senegal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time.
Mané began his professional career with
Ligue 2
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club
Metz
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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
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domestic double in the
2013–14 season. Later that summer, Mané transferred to English club
Southampton
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for a club record fee of £11.8 million. There, he set a new
Premier League
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record for the fastest
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
, scored in 176 seconds in a 6–1 win over
Aston Villa
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in 2015.
Mané signed for fellow Premier League club
Liverpool
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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
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, winning the latter. He also finished as the league's joint-top goalscorer in the
2018–19 season, winning the
Premier League Golden Boot
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. Mané then helped end Liverpool's
30-year league title drought by winning the
2019–20 Premier League
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. 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
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and
2022
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editions of the
Ballon d'Or
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Conceived ...
, respectively; and in
The Best FIFA Men's Player
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he ranked fifth in
2019
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and fourth in
2020
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.
At international level, Mané has registered 45 goals in 113
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
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at the
2012 Olympics, as well as the
2015
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January
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,
2017
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,
2019
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,
2021
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and
2023
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editions of the
Africa Cup of Nations
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. In the 2019 tournament, Mané helped Senegal to a runners-up finish, and a year later, was named
African Footballer of the Year
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. In the
2021 final, Mané scored the winning kick in the penalty shoot-out to give Senegal their first Africa Cup of Nations title and he was also named the Player of the tournament. In 2022, he was crowned African Player of the Year for the second time. Mané also represented his nation at the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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, in its second-ever appearance in the competition.
Early life
Mané was born to
Guinean parents in
Bambali,
Sédhiou,
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
.
He grew up in a religious household. He wished for a career in football, but his father (who was an
imam
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) forbade him from playing the sport as a child; His father wanted him to prioritize his religious studies. however, his father died when he was seven years old. At the age of 15, he ran away from his home village with the help of a childhood friend, Luc Djiboune, and went to
Dakar
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to pursue his ambition of becoming a footballer; from that time he was supported by his family to fulfill his potential.
Club career
Early career
In 2009, when playing in
M'Bour, he was spotted by scouts and later referred to
Génération Foot, a club that he helped attain promotion to the second division in the 2010–11 season.
Metz
In 2011, Mané joined
Metz
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which had a partnership with Génération Foot.
He made his professional debut on 14 January 2012, coming on as a
substitute for
Kévin Diaz in the 75th minute of a 0–1 home defeat against
Bastia
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in
Ligue 2
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.
He made 19 appearances in
his first league season, 12 as a starter, and scored a solitary goal in a 2–5 loss to
Guingamp at the
Stade Saint-Symphorien on 4 May.
Metz was
relegated
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to the
Championnat National
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at the end of the season.
Red Bull Salzburg

Metz set an asking price of €2 million for Mané, and he attracted attention, including from
Austrian Bundesliga
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side
Red Bull Salzburg sporting director
Ralf Rangnick
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.
Having received several offers throughout the summer, Metz upped their asking price to €4 million,
and he moved to Salzburg on 31 August 2012, the third-biggest transfer fee that Metz had ever received.
He scored his first
hat-trick
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Origin
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for the club on 31 October, in a 3–1 away win at SC Kalsdorf in the third round of the
Austrian Cup.
On 27 October 2013, he netted his first hat-trick in the Austrian Bundesliga, during a 3–0 win away to
Grödig. He scored another treble on 7 May 2014 as Salzburg won 7–0 at
Horn in the cup semi-finals; the season ended with the team winning a domestic
double
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. At the end of August 2014 Mané forced a transfer out of the club, by not coming to the training and to the most important game for Salzburg at that time to qualify for the Champions League.
Southampton
2014–15 season
On 1 September 2014, Mané transferred to
Premier League
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side
Southampton
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for £11.8 million, signing a four-year contract. He made his debut 22 days later in a 2–1
League Cup victory over
Arsenal
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, winning the penalty for Southampton's first goal. He made his first league appearance for the club in another 2–1 victory over
Queens Park Rangers
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on 27 September, starting and assisting
Ryan Bertrand for the first goal of the game. He scored his first goal for the club in an 8–0 victory over
Sunderland
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on 18 October, although this was subsequently credited as an own goal by
Patrick van Aanholt. He did, however, score his first goal in his next game, a 1–0 win over
Stoke City a week later.
In December and January he scored in three successive matches, against
Crystal Palace,
Chelsea and
Arsenal
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. Mané scored two late winning goals in 1–0 league victories at
Queens Park Rangers
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on 7 February 2015 and at home to
Crystal Palace on 3 March respectively. However, Mané had been dropped from Southampton's starting line-up for their 0–2 home defeat to
Liverpool
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on 22 February as a punishment for being late to the stadium.
On 16 May, during Southampton's final home match of the season, Mané scored three times in 2 minutes 56 seconds in a 6–1 win over
Aston Villa
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to set a new
Premier League record for the fastest
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
. The record had been held since 1994 by
Robbie Fowler, who scored three against
Arsenal
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in 4 minutes and 33 seconds. Mané finished the season with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions.
2015–16 season

Mané began the
2015–16 season by registering two assists in the
UEFA Europa League
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third qualifying round first leg match with
Vitesse Arnhem at home and scoring in the return leg, as Southampton eased through to the next round 5–0 on aggregate. On 2 December, he took 39 seconds to open the scoring against Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, but the Saints eventually lost 6–1 at home.
On 2 January 2016, he was again dropped from the starting line-up by manager
Ronald Koeman
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for a match at
Norwich City
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when he turned up late for a pre-match meeting. He received a straight red card on 12 March at the end of a 2–1 win at
Stoke City for a collision into
Erik Pieters, although this was quickly overturned on appeal.
Having failed to score in the league for over four months, Mané scored twice in a 3–2 victory over
Liverpool
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on 20 March 2016, followed by five goals in the next five matches, including a hat-trick in a 4–2 victory against
Manchester City
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on 1 May. He finished the season as Southampton's top scorer, with 15 goals in all competitions.
Liverpool
2016–17 season
On 28 June 2016, Mané joined
Liverpool
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for a transfer fee of £34 million (which could rise to £36 million) on a five-year contract. The transfer fee made him the most expensive African player in history at the time. On 14 August, he made his
Premier League
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debut for the Reds, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–3 away win against
Arsenal
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. Having missed Liverpool's defeat at
Burnley
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through a slight shoulder injury, Mané returned to the starting line-up against
Burton Albion in the
League Cup where he had two assists in a 5–0 win.
On 19 December, Mané scored the only goal of the 227th
Merseyside derby
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in added time against
Everton at
Goodison Park
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.
On 11 February 2017, Mané scored two goals within two minutes against
Tottenham Hotspur
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at Anfield, for Liverpool's first league win in 2017. On 20 April 2017, Mané was named in the
PFA Team of the Year
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after scoring 13 league goals in his first season with Liverpool.
Despite missing the latter part of the campaign through injury, Mané was awarded the Liverpool
Player of the Season award on 9 May 2017.
2017–18 season
In the first match of the new season, on 12 August 2017, away to
Watford
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Initially a smal ...
, Mané scored Liverpool's first goal of the season in a 3–3 draw. He was named
Premier League Player of the Month after scoring a goal in each of the Reds' three matches in August. On 9 September 2017, he was given a straight red card in the first half of a 5–0 loss to
Manchester City
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for a high boot against goalkeeper
Ederson, resulting in a three-match ban. Mané,
Mohamed Salah,
Roberto Firmino and
Philippe Coutinho made up a prolific attacking quartet dubbed the "Fab Four" and "Fab Three" after the mid-season exit of the latter.
On 14 February 2018, Mané scored his first
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
for Liverpool in a 5–0 away win against
Porto
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in the
round of 16
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first leg of the
2017–18 UEFA Champions League. In doing so, he became only the second player to score an away hat-trick for the club in Europe. Later, with a goal in the 3–0 win over
AFC Bournemouth
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on 14 April, he overtook
Demba Ba's record of 43 to become the highest scoring Senegalese in Premier League history.
On 26 May, during the
2018 UEFA Champions League final against
Real Madrid
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, Mané scored Liverpool's equalising goal in a 3–1 defeat. In doing so, he became the first Senegalese player to score in the final of the competition. His goal was also 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 Mané achieving the milestone alongside fellow
forwards Salah and Firmino.
2018–19 season
On 22 November 2018, Mané signed a new long-term deal with Liverpool. On 10 March 2019, Mané scored twice in a 4–2 win over Burnley, the second of which was his 50th competitive goal for Liverpool. His goals also saw him become only the fifth Liverpool player to score in six consecutive home Premier League appearances after
Michael Owen
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,
Fernando Torres
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,
Luis Suárez
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and Salah. Three days later, he scored twice more in a 3–1 win over
Bayern Munich to help Liverpool progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In doing so, he became the club's record goalscorer away from home in the competition with seven goals to his name. During Liverpool's next match, he broke another of Ba's records to become the Senegalese player with the most goals scored in a single Premier League season, after scoring his 17th goal for the campaign in a 2–1 win over
Fulham
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. On 20 April, he was one of six players nominated for the
PFA Players' Player of the Year
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award alongside teammate
Virgil van Dijk. He was also named in the
PFA Team of the Year
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alongside Liverpool teammates,
Trent Alexander-Arnold,
Andrew Robertson and Van Dijk.
On the final day of the domestic campaign, Mané scored twice in a 2–0 win over
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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. His brace took him to 22 goals for the campaign which saw him share the
Premier League Golden Boot
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award with Salah and Arsenal's
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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. On 1 June, Mané helped win an early penalty for Liverpool in the
2019 UEFA Champions League final
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against Tottenham, only 24 seconds after the kick-off, after his cross was judged to have hit
Moussa Sissoko
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's arm inside the penalty area; Salah subsequently converted from the spot to open the scoring, and Liverpool ultimately won the match 2–0 to claim the title.
2019–20 season
On 14 August 2019, Mané scored twice in the
2019 UEFA Super Cup final against
Chelsea in a match that Liverpool won 5–4 on penalties after the game had finished 2–2 after 120 minutes. Mané was named man of the match. Exactly one month later, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over
Newcastle United
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and extended his record run of matches without defeat for Liverpool at
Anfield
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to 50 matches, a league record by any player at a particular stadium. On his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool on 5 October, Mané scored his 50th league goal for the club in a 2–1 win over
Leicester City.
On 21 October, Mané was named in the 30-man shortlist for the
2019 Ballon d'Or. On 2 December he finished in fourth place for the award, behind
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Major League Soccer ...
, Liverpool teammate
Virgil van Dijk and
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pr ...
. Two days later, he scored once and assisted two more goals as Liverpool beat Everton 5–2 in the Merseyside derby to extend their unbeaten run in league football to 32 matches, which was a new club record. Later that month, Liverpool won the
2019 FIFA Club World Cup, with Mané setting up the winning goal scored by Firmino in the
final
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*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
against
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
.
On 7 January 2020, Mané was named the CAF
African Footballer of the Year
The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African association football, footballer each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992.
Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Touré have won the award the ...
.
He is only the second Senegalese (after
El Hadji Diouf) to have won this award.
On 24 February, Mané scored the winner in a 3–2 home win against
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...
in the Premier League as Liverpool made it 21 consecutive home wins, a league record shared with
Bill Shankly
William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. Shankly brought su ...
's Liverpool team from 1972, and also made it a joint Premier League record 18 wins in a row. On 7 March, Mané scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Bournemouth at Anfield as Liverpool set a new
English top-flight record of 22 consecutive home wins. Liverpool went on to win the Premier League title at the end of the season.
2020–21 season
On 20 September 2020, Mané opened his scoring account in the
2020–21 Premier League with both Liverpool goals in a 2–0 win away to Chelsea. On 2 October 2020, Mané tested positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
. Given his and Liverpool's stuttering form, Mané stated that 2020–21 had been the worst season of his career. On 23 May 2021, the final day of the League season, Mané scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace securing third-place for Liverpool and qualification for the
next Champions League season.
2021–22 season
On 18 September 2021, Mané scored his 100th Liverpool goal in a 3–0 home win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
The goal against Crystal Palace also saw Mané set a new Premier League record by becoming the first player to score in nine consecutive league games against the same opponent.
On 16 October, Mané scored his
100th Premier League goal—becoming the third African to reach the landmark after
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the Top international association football goal scorers by cou ...
and Salah—with Liverpool's opening goal in the 5–0 win away to
Watford
Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne.
Initially a smal ...
. On 10 April 2022, his 30th birthday, Mané scored Liverpool's equalising goal in a 2–2 away draw against Manchester City. Mané then followed this with two goals against the same opposition on 16 April at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Sta ...
in a FA Cup semi-final, in a 3–2 win to help Liverpool reach their first
FA Cup final
The FA Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup, Football Association Challenge Cup. It has regularly been one of the List of sports attendance figures, most attended domestic football events in the world, with an official attendance of 89,472 ...
since 2012, which they
eventually won. On 3 May, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 away victory over
Villarreal in the
Champions League semi-final, to secure his team's place in the
final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
, which Liverpool eventually lost 1–0 to Real Madrid. Liverpool narrowly missed out on the chance to achieve a historic quadruple, coming second in the
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
and the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League but winning both the
EFL Cup
The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England.
Orga ...
and the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
.
Bayern Munich
On 22 June 2022, Mané joined
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...
club
Bayern Munich on a contract with the German side until 30 June 2025. The fee was reported to be €32 million (£27.4m) potentially rising to €41 million (£35m) based on appearances plus individual and team achievements. On 30 July 2022, Mané made his official debut, starting in the
2022 DFL-Supercup and scored his debut goal to help Bayern to 5–3 victory over
RB Leipzig
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company ...
at the
Red Bull Arena. He followed this up a week later with his first Bundesliga goal in a 6–1 victory over
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...
.
On 8 November, Mané suffered an injury and had to go off after 20 minutes of Bayern's 6–1 victory against
Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...
. This injury prevented him from competing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and he had to undergo surgery in his right fibula. He stayed out for three months and made his return on 26 February 2023 as a substitute, coming on in the 65th minute for
Kingsley Coman in Bayern's 3–0 win against
Union Berlin.
On 13 April, Mané was suspended and fined by Bayern, following reports he punched teammate
Leroy Sané in the dressing room after a 3–0 Champions League quarter-final loss to
Manchester City
Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...
. On 28 May, Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga following the concession of two points by league leaders
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...
.'
Al-Nassr
On 1 August 2023,
Saudi Pro League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...
club
Al Nassr announced the signing of Mané. Mané later revealed that former Liverpool teammates
Fabinho and
Roberto Firmino had previously contacted him in order to recommend to him that he might join their clubs,
Al-Ittihad and
Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia respectively.
Mané also stated that his former
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...
Jordan Henderson had sent him a good luck message upon his departure to Saudi Arabia.
Two days later, he made his debut replacing
Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa at halftime in their 1–1 draw with
Zamalek
Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...
in the
2023 Arab Club Champions Cup. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August in a 2–1 loss against
Al-Ettifaq in the league.
International career
2012–2017
Mané was part of the
Senegal team at the
2012 Olympic tournament, and started every match as they advanced through
Group A
Group A is a set of motorsport regulations administered by the FIA covering production derived touring cars for competition, usually in touring car racing and rallying. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles wer ...
as runners-up to
Great Britain
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before losing 4–2 after extra time in the quarter-finals to eventual champions
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
.
Mané was ruled out of the
Senegalese squad for the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a calf injury in Southampton's 2–0 win against
Arsenal
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on 1 January 2015. He later returned to the squad, and started in their final two group matches against
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
and
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
in a
group stage exit.
2017–2019
Mané represented Senegal at the
2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and scored a goal in each of the nation's opening two games, 2–0 wins against
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
and
Zimbabwe
file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
. After a goalless draw in the quarter-final clash against
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
, he missed the penalty in the shoot-out that saw Senegal eliminated from the tournament.
In May 2018, Mané was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded t ...
in Russia. He scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw against
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
in the
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
. Mané started all three of Senegal's group matches as they were eliminated after the first stage, finishing below Japan on fair play points.
Mané was once again called up to Senegal's final squad for the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total SE, Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's associati ...
. He scored two goals and missed a penalty in a 3–0 win against
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
, as Senegal finished second in the
group stage
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
and qualified for the
knockout stage
A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, w ...
. Mané scored the only goal of the match and missed another penalty in Senegal's 1–0 win over
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
in the round of 16. He played in Senegal's next three matches as they advanced to the
final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
, losing 1–0 to Algeria in a rematch of Senegal's opening game of the tournament. Despite finishing the competition as runner-up, Mané was named in the
Team of the Tournament.
2021–present
At the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's ass ...
, Mané starred for Senegal as they won the competition for the first time. In the
final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
against
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
– a match which saw him go up against his Liverpool teammate
Mohamed Salah – Mané saw his penalty saved in the 7th minute, but went on to score the winning kick in the penalty shootout. As well as scoring the decisive kick to win the trophy, Mané scored three goals and had two assists prior to the final, and was named the player of the tournament. In the
third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifications, he also scored the winning kick in the penalty shoot-out against Egypt after a 1–1 draw on aggregate, in order to qualify his country to the
2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...
.
On 4 June 2022, Mané scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
in the
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, to become Senegal's all-time top scorer with 32 goals, surpassing
Henri Camara.
On 11 November 2022, Mané was included in Senegal's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, despite an injury he picked up during Bayern Munich's 6–1 win over
Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...
a few days prior. However, on 17 November, Mané was ruled out of the tournament and withdrew from the squad.
Mané made his
100th appearance for Senegal on 18 November 2023, scoring twice in a
2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
.
In December 2023, Mané was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed
2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. He ended the group stage with one goal against
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
and assists against
The Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...
and
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
. He then played the full 120 minutes against the
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
in the round of 16, assisting
Habib Diallo for Senegal's goal. After the match finished in a 1–1 draw after extra time, Senegal were knocked out by the hosts and eventual winners in the penalty shootout.
Style of play
Mané was described as a complete player who plays with "high levels of intensity and concentration" by Liverpool teammate
Fabinho. Former Liverpool defender
Jamie Carragher called Mané a "world-class winger", comparing him to the likes of former Liverpool player
John Barnes
John Charles Bryan Barnes (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. Often considered one of the greatest England players of all time and one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, Barnes currently works as an ...
. He was compared to
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pr ...
by former Ajax defender
Danny Blind, who praised him for his ability to score with either foot and headers, along with making "astonishing" sprints.
A versatile forward, Mané 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
In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball. A successful dribble will bring the ball past defenders legally and create opportunities to score.
As ...
skills.
He 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.
Known for his quiet and timid personality, his ability to cope with pressure has also been highlighted as one of his main strengths.
Beyond his offensive, technical, and creative qualities, his high defensive work-rate has also been noted by pundits, as well as his ability in the air, despite his modest stature of .
Mané 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. During the
2021–22 season, with the signing of
Luis Díaz, Mané began playing more as a central striker. Mané has been cited by
Kyle Walker as one of the toughest opponents he has ever faced.
Community and philanthropy
In 2019, Mané donated £250,000 ($; €) to build a school in his home town of Bambali, Senegal. In March 2020, Mané donated £41,000 ($; €) to the national committee fighting
COVID-19 in Senegal. In 2021, he donated £500,000 ($; €) towards the construction of a hospital in Bambali. In addition, he has also financed the building of a petrol station and a post office for his local community, supplying the school with free laptops and internet from the
4G internet service he financed in the village. In total, he has spent more than £700,000 ($; €) on these upgrades. In addition, he commissioned a €70-a-month
stipend
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to each family in his 2,000-person hometown. This is roughly equivalent to a month's wage for a Senegalese citizen on a
minimum wage
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. List of countries by minimum wage, Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation b ...
.
Mané is also an ambassador for
Right To Play, an international non-profit organization with a mission to empower vulnerable children. He has collaborated with the non-profit to provide equality and empowerment to young girls and
women in Senegal, raising "awareness of the importance for both girls and boys to be able to access sport and education opportunities".
Personal life
Whilst at Liverpool, Mané resided in
Allerton, Liverpool, and has been burgled twice, once in November 2017 and again in February 2019. He is a practising
Muslim
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...
and occasionally is seen making
du'a
In Islam, ( , plural: ' ) is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God in Islam, God. Duʿāʾ is an integral aspect of Islamic worship and spirituality, serving as a direct line of communi ...
before the start of each match.
He was appointed a
Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by
President of Senegal
The president of Senegal () is the head of state of Senegal. In accordance with the 2001 Senegalese constitutional referendum, constitutional reform of 2001 and since a 2016 Senegalese constitutional referendum, referendum that took place on 20 ...
Macky Sall
Macky Sall (, , ; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who served as the fourth president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as the eighth Prime Minister of Senegal, prime minister from 2004 to 2007, under President ...
following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
He married Aisha Tamba, who is 13 years younger than him, on 7 January 2024 through an
Islamic rite. At the time of their marriage, he was 31 and she was 18 years old. They had reportedly met more than two years before.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
*
Austrian Bundesliga
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:
2013–14
*
Austrian Cup:
2013–14
Liverpool
*
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
:
2019–20
*
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
:
2021–22
*
EFL Cup
The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England.
Orga ...
:
2021–22
*
UEFA Champions League
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:
2018–19;
runner-up:
2017–18,
2021–22
*
UEFA Super Cup
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:
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
*
FIFA Club World Cup
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:
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Bayern Munich
*
Bundesliga
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:
2022–23
*
DFL-Supercup
The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup or ''German Super Cup'' is a one-off association football, football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The competition is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (E ...
:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
Al-Nassr
*
Arab Club Champions Cup:
2023
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*
King's Cup runner-up:
2023–24
Senegal
*
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is s ...
:
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
; runner-up:
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Individual
*
Sócrates Award: 2022
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King's Cup 2023–24: joint top scorer
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CAF Team of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
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PFA Team of the Year
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2016–17 Premier League,
[ 2018–19 Premier League, ]2019–20 Premier League
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, 2021–22 Premier League
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* PFA Fans' Player of the Month: August & September 2016, August 2018, March 2019
* Premier League Player of the Month: August 2017, March 2019, November 2019[
* Liverpool Fans' Player of the Season Award: 2016–17
* Liverpool Players' Player of the Season Award: 2016–17
*]Premier League Golden Boot
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: 2018–19 (shared)[
*UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
* UEFA Team of the Year: ]2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
* Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament: 2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
* Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, 2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
*African Footballer of the Year
The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African association football, footballer each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992.
Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Touré have won the award the ...
: 2019, 2022
*Onze d'Or
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: 2018–19
* IFFHS Men's World Team: 2019
* ESM Team of the Year: 2018–19
* PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2019–20 Premier League
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* IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year: 2020, 2021, 2022,
* IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020
* IFFHS Best CAF Men's Player of the Year: 2020, 2022
Orders
* Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022
See also
* List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics
* Premier League records and statistics
* List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
External links
Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website
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at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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1992 births
Living people
People from Sédhiou region
Senegalese men's footballers
21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Génération Foot players
FC Metz players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Southampton F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
FC Bayern Munich footballers
Al-Nassr FC players
Championnat National 2 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Premier League players
Bundesliga players
UEFA Champions League–winning players
First Division/Premier League top scorers
African Footballer of the Year winners
Senegal men's international footballers
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
Olympic footballers for Senegal
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Senegalese Muslims
Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal
FIFA Men's Century Club