Carlos Mané

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Mané.

Carlos Manuel Cardoso Mané (born 11 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor mainly as a right winger.

Carlos Mané

Mané with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Manuel Cardoso Mané[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Kayserispor
Number	20
Youth career
2003–2013	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Sporting CP B	15	(1)
2013–2019	Sporting CP	62	(9)
2016–2018	→ VfB Stuttgart (loan)	19	(6)
2019	→ Union Berlin (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2021	Rio Ave	64	(7)
2021–	Kayserispor	90	(13)
International career‡
2009	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2009–2010	Portugal U16	11	(4)
2010–2011	Portugal U17	15	(1)
2011–2012	Portugal U18	7	(2)
2012–2013	Portugal U19	17	(4)
2014–2017	Portugal U21	18	(5)
2016	Portugal U23	3	(0)
2023–	Guinea-Bissau	8	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

He began his career at Sporting CP, playing 92 competitive games and scoring 14 goals while winning four cup trophies. During loans at VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Union Berlin, he won promotion from the 2. Bundesliga both times.

Mané earned 73 caps for Portugal and scored 16 times across all youth levels, including representing the country at the 2016 Olympics. In September 2023, he switched allegiance to the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Lisbon to Bissau-Guinean parents,^[2] Mané joined local Sporting CP at age 9. On 9 December 2012, he made his senior debut, appearing with the B team in a second division match against C.D. Aves after coming on as a substitute for Jorge Chula in the 78th minute of a 2–2 home draw.^[3] Exactly one month later, in the same competition, he scored his first professional goal, at C.F. Os Belenenses (2–1 loss).^[4]

Mané played his first match in the Primeira Liga with the Lions on 5 October 2013, entering the pitch in the dying minutes of a 4–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal.^[5] 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 also at the Estádio José Alvalade.^[6][7]

Mané scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in only his third appearance in the competition, opening an eventual 3–1 group stage home victory over NK Maribor on 25 November 2014 where he started and played 65 minutes.^[8] He played six games of the team's victorious run in the Taça de Portugal, netting the winner against F.C. Vizela in the fifth round and the equaliser away to C.D. Nacional in the first leg of the semi-final.^[9]

On 31 August 2016, Mané was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until June 2018, with the German club having an option to buy.^[10] In his first match, he scored twice in the opening four minutes to help to a 4–0 home win over SpVgg Greuther Fürth, a new record for a debuting player in the German professional leagues.^[11] However, his overall stint at the Mercedes-Benz Arena was largely undermined by injury.^[12][13]

Mané returned to the German 2. Bundesliga in January 2019, joining 1. FC Union Berlin on loan until June with the option to make the move permanent.^[14] Hampered by a series of minor physical problems, he played eight games as the team from the capital were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time, and they did not exercise the option.^[15]

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. of the same league, being presented at half-time in a pre-season friendly.^[16] He made his debut on 3 August in a 6–1 home rout of U.D. Oliveirense in the first round of the Taça da Liga, as a 46th-minute substitute for Gabrielzinho.^[17] On 21 November, also at the Estádio dos Arcos, he scored his first goal for the club, the only one against Vitória de Setúbal.^[18]

In his second season in Vila do Conde, 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 C.D. Nacional.^[19][20] Nonetheless, they went down following a playoff defeat by F.C. Arouca.^[21]

Kayserispor

On 13 August 2021, Mané joined Turkish club Kayserispor for an undisclosed transfer fee.^[22]

International career

Portugal

Mané playing for Portugal at the 2016 Olympics

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.^[23]

Mané was also chosen in Rui Jorge's under-23 squad for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil,^[24] 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 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.^[25] He made his debut five days later, in a 2–1 win over Sierra Leone where he provided the assist to fellow debutant Nito Gomes' equaliser.^[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024^[27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP B	2012–13	Segunda Liga	6	1	—		—		—		—		6	1
	2013–14	Segunda Liga	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
	Total		15	1	—		—		—		—		15	1
Sporting CP	2013–14	Primeira Liga	18	2	1	0	2	2	—		—		21	4
	2014–15	Primeira Liga	29	6	6	2	0	0	6[a]	1	—		41	9
	2015–16	Primeira Liga	11	1	0	0	2	0	8[b]	0	1[c]	0	22	1
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	1	0	3[d]	0	—		6	0
	Total		62	9	7	2	5	2	17	1	1	0	92	14
VfB Stuttgart (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	19	6	1	0	—		—		—		20	6
	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		19	6	1	0	—		—		—		20	6
Union Berlin (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	8	0
Rio Ave	2019–20	Primeira Liga	32	1	3	0	4	0	—		—		39	1
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	32	6	3	0	—		3[d]	0	2[e]	0	40	6
	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		64	7	6	0	6	0	3	0	2	0	81	7
Kayserispor	2021–22	Süper Lig	29	2	6	0	—		—		—		35	2
	2022–23	Süper Lig	25	4	5	0	—		—		—		30	4
	2023–24	Süper Lig	25	5	2	0	—		—		—		27	5
	Total		79	11	13	0	—		—		—		92	11
Career total			247	34	27	2	11	2	20	1	3	0	308	39

1. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15, 2018–19^[27]
• Taça da Liga: 2018–19
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015^[27]

Portugal

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015^[28]

References

1. "Carlos Mané" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
2. "Carlos Mané: "Iremos lutar contra tudo e todos para levar a Guiné ao Mundial"" [Carlos Mané: "We will fight against everything and everyone to take Guinea to the World Cup"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. "Sporting B-D. Aves, 2–2: Leões falham aproximação à liderança" [Sporting B-D. Aves, 2–2: Lions fail closing in on first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
4. "Belenenses vence Sporting B e é cada vez mais líder" [Belenenses defeat Sporting B and consolidate first place even further]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
5. Cole, Richard (5 October 2013). "Sporting put four past Vitória de Setúbal". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
6. Cole, Richard (15 February 2014). "Carlos Mané goal beats Olhanense". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
7. "Carlos Mané aponta ao título de campeão" [Carlos Mané aims for champion title]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 February 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
8. "Sporting see off Maribor for crucial victory". UEFA. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
9. "Carlos Mané: O homem dos golos de ouro" [Carlos Mané: The man with the golden goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
10. "Agreement with VfB Stuttgart for the loan of Carlos Mané". Sporting CP. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
11. "In moderation". VfB Stuttgart. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
12. Galm, Danny (22 August 2017). "Carlos Mané: Die Reha verläuft nach Plan" [Carlos Mané: Rehab going according to plan]. Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
13. "Azar volta a bater à porta de Carlos Mané: nova lesão e ponto final na época" [Bad luck knocks on Carlos Mané's door again: new injury and end to season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
14. "Union verpflichtet Ex-VfB-Talent Mané" [Union acquire former VfB talent Mané] (in German). Kicker. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
15. "Union Berlin devolve Carlos Mané" [Union Berlin send Carlos Mané back]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
16. "Carlos Mané garantido por três épocas" [Carlos Mané secured for three seasons]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
17. "Rio Ave goleia Oliveirense e está na fase de grupos da Taça da Liga" [Rio Ave thrash Oliveirense and are in the group stage of the League Cup]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
18. "Golo de Carlos Mané dá triunfo ao Rio Ave sobre Vitória de Setúbal" [Carlos Mané's goal gives Rio Ave triumph over Vitória de Setúbal] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
19. Ribeiro, Patrick (19 May 2021). "Santa Clara relegate Farense to secure European football on final day, with Rio Ave in play-off limbo". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
20. Costa, Daniel (22 May 2021). "Do sonho da Europa à luta pela manutenção. O que é que correu mal no Rio Ave?" [From European dream to fight to stay up. What went wrong at Rio Ave?] (in Portuguese). Zap. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
21. Oludare, Shina (31 May 2021). "Ofori & Bukia's FC Arouca promoted to Primeira Liga after play-off triumph over Rio Ave". Goal. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
22. "Carlos Mané transfere-se para a Turquia" [Carlos Mané transfers to Turkey] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
23. "Portugal bate Lituânia e apura-se para meias-finais" [Portugal beat Lithuania and reach the semi-finals] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
24. "Sem grandes nomes, Portugal divulga 17 convocados para a Olimpíada" [Without big names, Portugal reveal 17 players chosen for the Olympics] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
25. "Qualificação CAN'2023: Baciro Candé chama Alama, Oblak e Panobu" [CAN'2023 qualification: Baciro Candé calls Alama, Oblak and Panobu]. O Democrata (in Portuguese). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
26. "CAN 2024/ Guiné-Bissau vence Serra Leoa por 2–1" [CAN 2024/ Guinea-Bissau defeat Sierra Leone by 2–1] (in Portuguese). Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
27. "Carlos Mané". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
28. Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links

• Carlos Mané at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Carlos Mané national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Carlos Mané at National-Football-Teams.com