Carlos Manuel Cardoso Mané (born 11 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays for Turkish club

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mainly as a

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. He began his career at

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

, playing 93 competitive games and scoring 14 goals while winning four cup trophies. During loans at

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

and

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, he won promotion from the

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both times. Mané earned 73 caps for

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and scored 16 times across all youth levels, including representing the country at the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. In September 2023, he switched allegiance to the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

Bissau-Guinean Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

parents, Mané joined local

at age 9. On 9 December 2012, he made his senior debut, appearing with

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in a

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match against

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after coming on as a substitute for Jorge Chula in the 78th minute of a 2–2 home draw. Exactly one month later, in the same competition, he scored his first professional goal, at

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

(2–1 loss). Mané played his first match in the

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with the ''Lions'' on 5 October 2013, entering the pitch in the dying minutes of a 4–0 home win over

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. His first goal in the competition arrived on 15 February of the following year, when he started and scored in the 1–0 defeat of

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

also at the

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. Mané scored his first goal in the

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in only his third appearance in the competition, opening an eventual 3–1 group stage home victory over

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on 25 November 2014 where he started and played 65 minutes. He played six games of the team's victorious run in the

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, netting the winner against

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

in the fifth round and the equaliser away to

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in the first leg of the semi-final. On 31 August 2016, Mané was loaned out to

until June 2018, with the German club having an option to buy. In his first match, he scored twice in the opening four minutes to help to a 4–0 home win over

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the B ...

, a new record for a debuting player in the German professional leagues. However, his overall stint at the Mercedes-Benz Arena was largely undermined by injury. Mané returned to the German

in January 2019, joining

on loan until June with the option to make the move permanent. Hampered by a series of minor physical problems, he played eight games as the team from the

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were

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to the

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for the first time, and they did not exercise the option.

Rio Ave

On 20 July 2019, Mané ended his 16-year association with Sporting by signing a three-year deal with

Rio Ave F.C. Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlanti ...

of the same league, being presented at half-time in a pre-season friendly. He made his debut on 3 August in a 6–1 home rout of

U.D. Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...

in the first round of the

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, as a 46th-minute substitute for

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. On 21 November, also at the

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, he scored his first goal for the club, the only one against Vitória de Setúbal. In his second season in

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, Mané was his team's top scorer with six goals, including a late winner to avoid instant relegation on the last day at the expense of

. Nonetheless, they went down following a playoff defeat by

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Founde ...

Kayserispor

On 13 August 2021, Mané joined Turkish club

for an undisclosed transfer fee.

International career

Portugal

Having already represented the Portugal national team at every level from under-15 onwards, Mané was part of the under-19 side that reached the semi-finals of the 2013 UEFA European Championship. During the tournament in Lithuania, he scored in a 4–2 victory over the hosts in the group stage. Mané was also chosen in

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's under-23 squad for the

in Brazil, making two starts and a substitute appearance for the quarter-finalists.

Guinea-Bissau

On 6 September 2023, Mané was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of

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matches. He made his debut five days later, in a 2–1 win over

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where he provided the Assist (association football), assist to fellow debutant

Nito Gomes Fernando "Nito" de Lacerda Gomes (born 3 February 2002) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Marítimo. Professional career Gomes began his senior career with the reserves of the Spanish club Talavera in 2021, followe ...

' equaliser.

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP *

: 2014–15, 2018–19 *

: 2018–19 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match played since 1979 between the winners of the Portuguese League (Primeira Liga) and Portuguese ...

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Portugal *

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runner-up:

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mane, Carlos 1994 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Bissau-Guinean people of Portuguese descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Portuguese men's footballers Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers Rio Ave F.C. players 2. Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players 1. FC Union Berlin players Süper Lig players Kayserispor footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Portugal Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey