Manconi Soriano "Sori" Mané (born 3 April 1996) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a

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for

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club Académico de Viseu.

Club career

Early career

Mané was born in

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. He finished his youth career in Italy, with

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. In late 2015, Mané was loaned to Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense. He made his

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debut on 31 January 2016, featuring the first half of the 1–0 away loss against

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. His first goal came also that season, in a 2–0 away victory over Leixões S.C. on 8 May. Mané continued in the Portuguese second division the following years, with Olhanense and C.D. Cova da Piedade.

Moreirense

On 11 July 2019, Mané signed a four-year contract with

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club Moreirense FC. He made his debut on the competition on 11 August, starting in a 3–1 defeat at S.C. Braga. Mané spent the vast majority of the 2020–21 season on the sidelines, due to a knee injury. On 14 May 2022 he scored his first goal for his new team, opening a 4–1 home win over F.C. Vizela; in the subsequent

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play-offs, they lost 2–1 on aggregate to G.D. Chaves. In the 2022–23 campaign, Mané scored once in 27 games (31 in all competitions) to help Moreirense win the second division and subsequently promote.

Académico Viseu

Mané remained in division two in summer 2023, on a two-year deal at Académico de Viseu FC.

International career

Mané made his debut for the Guinea-Bissau national team on 25 March 2017, in a 3–1 friendly loss to

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where he came on as an injury-time substitute. He was part of the squad that participated in the

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Honours

Moreirense *

: 2022–23

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mane, Sori 1996 births Living people Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Footballers from Bissau Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players UC Sampdoria players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Olhanense players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Moreirense F.C. players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal