Sori Mané
Bissau-Guinean footballer
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Manconi Soriano "Sori" Mané (born 3 April 1996) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manconi Soriano Mané[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2023 | Moreirense | 55 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Académico Viseu | 57 | (0) |
| 2025– | Torpedo Kutaisi | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Guinea-Bissau | 49 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:51, 5 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:51, 5 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Mané was born in Bissau. He finished his youth career in Italy, with UC 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]
Moreirense
On 11 July 2019, Mané signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club Moreirense FC.[6] He made his debut on the competition on 11 August, starting in a 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] On 14 May 2022, he scored his first goal for his new team, opening a 4–1 home win over F.C. Vizela;[9] in the subsequent promotion and relegation play-offs, they lost 2–1 on aggregate to G.D. Chaves.[10]
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.[11][12]
Later career
Mané remained in division two in summer 2023, on a two-year deal at Académico de Viseu FC.[13] On 1 July 2025, the free agent moved to the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with FC Torpedo Kutaisi.[14]
International career
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.[15][16] He was part of the squad that participated in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[17]
Honours
Moreirense
