Biography
Senegalese striker Sadio Mana is known to lovers of sports games. Behind his career, the football player managed to play in different clubs, including world-famous. The guy has achieved significant awards along with the teams, and also acquired personal achievements. Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming a professional athlete that he perfectly managed to implement.Childhood and youth
The future footballer was born in the Senegal city of Sediu in April 1992. By nationality he is Senegal. As a child, the boy moved to the little village of Bambali, lived with his family in a small house, separating her shelter with more nine people. Among them were brothers, sisters, parents and uncle. His brother Malik Mane later became a football player.
The head of the family worked as imam in a local mosque. There was no money in the family constantly lacked, so adults dreamed that each of the children would be educated and could go to work. Sadio since childhood, to football, being a baby, I had a ball with local guys, and when he had grown, watched the game of professionals across the TV screen, posing itself on the site of the world stars of football. Sports seriously decided in 2002, when Senegal came out during the World Cup, the quarterfinals came out.
Parents negatively belonged to the hobby of the Son, which was so stripped lessons, and now I intended to throw a school at all to move to Dakar and try happiness. The boy convinced to finish the school year, the money for his move to the capital was collected by the whole village.
To get to the Women's Football Academy, for the beginning, the guy had to watch. Without suitable shoes and clothes, he went there in ripped boots and old sports pants. Such an appearance immediately attracted the attention of coaches and other young athletes, but Manne managed to show himself and successfully passed the selection.
At the time of training, Sadio settled in someone else's family, which was lined with a guy without problems. The next couple of years passed for him in exhaustive training, while in 2011 Dakar did not visit the scouts of the French football club "Metric". They worked in Africa and helped children from poor families to break through into a big sport. As they then noted, Mana turned out to be the poorest and most gifted player. At 17, the guy became the main scorer of the youth team.
Football
Already at 20 years old Mana managed to join the first team of Metrics. The official debut in Big Football took place in early 2012 against the French "Bastia". For the year he managed to participate in 22 matches and in the season 2012/2013 twice to hit the gates of rivals ("Gengam" and "Lozhka").The mother of a young man thought that her son was training in Senegal. The truth he told only uncle. After the call, the parents did not believe for a long time in what was happening and even suspected Sadio in deception until the athlete saw on the TV screen. Living in France, Mane strongly to the native village. In addition, the guy has become accustomed for a long time to local culture and climate. And the hip injury received during the game did not give exercise in full force, for the same reason he missed a couple of significant games.
Despite this, six months spent in the "Metza" became a good attendance athlete's career, thanks to this result, he even received a call to the Senegal national team. French league man left on the last day of transfer off season. A young player interested in the leadership of the Austrian "Red Bull", which offered € 4 million for him. Sadio concluded a contract for 4 years and moved to Salzburg.
In a new country, the football player felt also uncomfortable, even further from home, not knowing the language of local residents, he quickly came to despair. But the coach of the ROGER Schmidt team reacted to a novice with understanding and how he could have helped the guy. The first season was successful, until its end, Senegal was managed to score 16 goals.
The main shock force of the team in the attack Sadio was the next season, and at the end of the summer of 2013, he marked the first goal in eurocades. Further from September to November scored another 9 goals into the opponent's gate, and also showed himself in a friendly game against Bavaria. Mana professionally performed the head gear and goal and thus, although unofficially, put the end of the win-win Munich series.
The incredible game of a talented athlete attracted the attention of the leaders of other clubs. In the summer of 2014, he tried to get the team "Swansea" and "West Ham". The latter offered a football player a significantly increased salary and a long-term contract, but the amount offered for him did not arrange representatives of the Red Bulla.
The next season athlete began in the Austrian Club, but in September the transfer was waiting for him. So a new English team "Southampton" appeared in the biography of the football player, originally stated about a 3-year contract. In September 2014, he came out against Arsenal in the League Cup, and then appeared in the Premier League. In total, in the 2015/2016 season, Mane appeared in 37 matches and brought the team of 11 clogged heads.
Seeing the strong game Senegalese, the English club "Liverpool" decided to take possession of mana. After receiving a little more € 40 million, the Southampton leadership released a player who signed a long-term contract with the Red ". Almost immediately, Sadio was released on the field, his debut in the new composition took place in August 2016 against Arsenal. And he immediately distinguished himself at the gate of "Kanonirov". The first hat-trick for the new team of the football player designed in the winter of 2018. And in May of the same year, became the first Senegalese, who scored a goal in the Champions League final.
In 2018, at the initiative of Zingenina Zidan, an attempt was made to get Mane for the Spanish club "Real Madrid". The coach personally called up with a football player and discussed his plans. However, this transaction has never accomplished, the main reason for this was the care of Zidan from Real.
Personal life
The succeeding athlete is not in a hurry to acquire his wife and children, at least such information regarding his personal life in the network has not yet appeared.
Probably his strength is aimed at the development of a career. The fact that the Senegal is there is a girl, too, nothing is known. In his "Instagram" presented photos from games, fees and pictures with friends. Therefore, it is difficult to understand how it spends time outside training and matches.
Sadio mana now
Mane and now continues to play football, stands for "Liverpool" at number 10. In addition to the right Winger, Sadio sometimes plays on the forward position. The player's growth is 175 cm, the weight is 70 kg, the working foot is the right. It is characterized by high speed and good dribbling, is physically very strong and straightened. Attracts attention to the field and unusual haircut. The sides of the football player prefers to suffer, leaves "untouched" only the upper part, so it turns out a hairstyle like an idea.In the summer of 2019, Mane was called to participate in the African Cup games as part of the Senegal national team. Already in the 3rd match, he distinguished himself, scoring 2 goals to the goal of Kenyans. In the 1/8 finale, his team played for the right to go further from the Uganda national team, and thanks to the only victorious goal Sadio Senegalese came out in 1/4.
Achievements
- 2013/14 - Champion of Austria, winner of the Austrian Cup (as part of "Red Bulla")
- 2016/17 - Member of the "Team of the Year" in the Premier League according to the PPA, player of the year in Liverpool
- 2017 - Player of the British Premier League
- 2018/19 - Winner of the UEFA Champions League (as part of Liverpool), a member of the "Team of the Year" in the Premier League according to the PFA version, the Best Bombardir of the English Premier League (22 goals)
- 2019 - Footballer of the year on Onze Mondial, player of the month of the British Premier League