Sadio Mane Bio: Career, Net Worth & Personal Life

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Sadio Mane is an expert Senegalese soccer player. He was born in Senegal, Africa. He performs for Liverpool soccer membership that’s primarily based totally in Liverpool, England as a striker and a winger. He additionally performs for the Senegal country-wide soccer team. Including being a beneficent philanthropist

As it is said, not all superheroes wear a cape. Likewise, Sadio Mane is no less than a superhero for a lot of people. Indeed, he is a good football player and a good human being as well.

Sadio comes from a very low-income family; he and his family couldn’t even have proper meals to eat. Besides, his childhood was full of hardships and struggles.

However, Sadio Mane never gave up; he was determined to do something to make his life better. As a child, he always used to play football with his friends in the streets or wherever there was little space.

Sadio Mane
Sadio Mane (Source:skysports.com)

Despite all the circumstances, he conquered them all and became one of the most successful players of all time. However, after getting success, he didn’t forget his roots and stayed humble and down to earth.

For all the social work Sadio Mane has done, and for all the hard work he has done to be in this place, he definitely deserves an appreciation.

Today, we dive into the life of Sadio Mane. Here we will discuss his early life, age, career, net worth, personal life, and many more. But first, let us have an instant look at the quick facts section.

Quick Facts

Name Sadio Mané
Birthplace Sédhious, Senegal
Birthdate April 10, 1992
Nationality Senegalese
Age 31 Years Old
Ethnicity Black
Religion Muslim
Father’s Name Not known
Mother’s Name Satou Toure
Education No Education
Height 5 ft. 9 inches (1.79 m)
Siblings  No
Body Measurement Chest- 102 cm
Biceps- 37 cm
Waist-76 cm
Distinctive Features Big lips and nose
Muscular body
Weight 69 kg (159 lb)
Hair Colour Black
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Residence Allerton
Profession Football Player
Current Team Liverpool FC
Senegal National Football Team
Turned Professional January 2012
Jersey Number 10
Position Forward/Winger
Horoscope Aries
Achievement African Player of the Year Premier League Golden boot 
Known For Finishing, Dribbling, and Speed
Net Worth $25 million
Salary $5.65 million
Endorsements Deals $2.5 million
Sexual Orientation Straight
Marital Status Unmarried
Strong Foot Right
Nickname Said
Social Media Instagram, Twitter
Merch Jersey, Funko POP, Poster
Last Update March, 2024

Sadio Mane Early Life

Sadio Mane, also known as Said, was born on April 10, 1992, in Sedhious, Senegal.

Similarly, he was born to Satou Toure (mother). However, his father’s name was not mentioned anywhere because Sadio was just 7 years old when his father died.

Likewise, Sadio, at the time of his father’s death, was playing football with his friend. Later, when his friend informed him about his father, Sadio thought it was a joke.

Sadio Mane as a kid.
Sadio Mane As A Kid. (Source:Onefootball.com)

After some time, when he found that his friend wasn’t lying, Sadio couldn’t believe his father was no more. Indeed, Sadio was devastated after hearing the news.

However, Sadio Mane’s father was sick for 2-3 weeks, and he died due to a lack of proper health facilities. Sadly, there were no hospitals in Senegal at that time, or let’s say in Sadio’s locality or nearest localities.

From that time onwards, Sadio was determined to do something in his life. He felt that even though his father died, no other children should face the same problem as him.

However, Sadio couldn’t even attend school because his family’s financial condition was too low to have proper food. Sadly, the truth is school is not even a priority when you have to satisfy your hunger.

My parents never had money to send me to school. I would always play football with my friends in the streets.

Besides, football’s craze developed when his country Senegal was in the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2002. That immensely inspired Sadio. Besides, he was always interested in football.

However, Sadio came from a religious family, and it took him a long time to convince them that football could also be a career. Later, his family would sell all the crops to help him play football.

Sadio Mane Career

After convincing his family, he then went to the most popular football club in the town as players were required there. However, at that time, Sadio was just 15 years old.

At the time of selection, an older man was testing the players. First, the older man thought Sadio was in the wrong place; later, Sadio explained he was there for the test.

Sadio told the man that he was there to play and show them their skills, and he was wearing the best shoe and shorts he had.

Sadio Mane teaching his favorite skills
Sadio Mane Teaching His Favorite Skills (Source:dw.com)

However, the older man allowed Sadio to play the game. To his amazement, he was not expecting Sadio to be such a great player. Later, the older man picked Sadio straight away.

After that, Sadio went to training in the local team. He was the poorest and the most gifted footballer on the team.

Finally, on January 14, 2012, Mane made his professional debut for Metz. For his first league season, he made 19 appearances, 12 as a starter, and scored a solitary goal in a 2-5 loss to Guingamp on May 4.

Transfer To Salzburg

In August of 2012, Sadio moved to Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored his first hat trick. However, the season ended in 2013, with the team winning the domestic double.

Besides, Mane scored 3 times in a short period of 2 minutes and 56 seconds and set a new premier record for the fastest hat trick.

Further, in January 2016, the manager dropped Mane from the starting line-up for a match after he turned up late for a pre-match meeting.

Finally, after not scoring anything for four months, Mane scores twice in a 3-2 victory over Liverpool. Not surprisingly, he also scored a hat-trick in a match against Manchester United and made his team win the match.

Liverpool (2016-2018)

In 2016, on June 26, Mane signs a contract with Liverpool for 5 years worth £34 million, which made him the most expensive African player in history.

Sadio Mane in an interview
Sadio Mane, In An Interview ( Source; republicworld.com)

Similarly, Mane scores his fourth goal 4-3 against Arsenal during his Premier League debut.

After being unable to play due to a shoulder injury, Mane returns to the starting up line against Burton Albion and has two assists in a 5-0 win in the League Cup.

Mane, in his first season with Liverpool, was announced as the PFA Team of the Year after scoring 13 league goals. Even after missing the latter part of the season in May of 2017, he was awarded the Season’s Player.

In 2017 at the start of the new season, Mane became Player of the Month after scoring in each of the matches.

Besides, in his match against Manchester, he was given a red card, which later resulted in a three-match ban.

However, Mane also becomes the second player in Europe to score a hat-trick after giving his first hat-trick of 2018 for Liverpool in a 5-0 away win against Porto in the UEFA Champion League’s round of 16 first leg.

Further, in 2018 Mane became the first Senegalese player to score in the final match. Similarly, Liverpool became the first team in history whose three players scored 10+ goals in a single Championship League Season.

2019 – 2020

In 2019, Liverpool won a UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea. Firstly, the match ended with a draw of 2-2, but later, at penalty shooting, Liverpool won the match by 5-4. Likewise, Mane was announced as the Man of the Match.

In January 2020, Mane was announced as the African Footballer of the Year, whereas after El Hadji Diouf, he is the second Senegalese player to win that award.

However, in October 2020, Mane tested COVID-19 positive. Before that, he had a match against Chelse where Liverpool won by 2-0.

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Premier League Playing Career

Season
Club Apps (Subs) Goals More
2021/2022 Liverpool (0) 0
2020/2021 Liverpool 35 (4) 11
2019/2020 Liverpool 35 (4) 18
2018/2019 Liverpool 36 (1) 22
2017/2018 Liverpool 29 (1) 10
2016/2017 Liverpool 27 (1) 13
2015/2016 Southampton 37 (7) 11
2014/2015 Southampton 30 (6) 10

International Career

In 2012, Mane played an Olympics tournament in Senegal, but they couldn’t win that match.

Winning moment
Winning moment (Source: Twitter)

Again, in 2018 Mane was in the 23-man squad for Fifa World Cup, where they played against Japan. Similarly, Mane scored the opening goal 2-2 draw against Japan. However, they were eliminated after the first round.

Sadio Mane Charity Works

As Sadio Mane comes from a low-income family, he knows what it is like to live in poverty. Even after getting so much fame and money, he hasn’t forgotten his roots. Mane still is down-to-earth and humble.

Undoubtedly, Mane earns quite a good amount of money. Besides, he has donated his money to charity and donations.

After his father’s death due to a lack of health facilities, he built a hospital in Senegal so that no other children would have to grow up without their father.

Sadio Mane and Charity work (Source: goal.com)
Sadio Mane And Charity work (Source: goal.com)

Similarly, Mane has donated £250,000 to fund a secondary school, and he is often spotted at the construction site to check the site’s progress.

Sadio gifted 300 Liverpool shirts to his hometown children to wear in the Champions League Final.

Further, Mane has donated £41,000 to help authorities in Senegal amid Corona Virus Pandemic.

Besides, he has built a school; a stadium also provides food, clothes, and shoes to those who are in extreme poverty. Besides, Mane also donates £70 per month to contribute to Senegal’s impoverished region’s family economy.

Sadio Mane’s Net Worth

Undoubtedly, Sadio has earned quite a good amount of money as he has been working very hard since he was 15 years old.

According to sources, it is estimated that Sadio has a net worth of $20 million. Besides, he earns around 5.65 million from Liverpool and 2.75 million from brand endorsements in a year.

However, Sadio loves cars and has a wide variety of cars.

He drives Bentley Continental GT, ranging from a 3.6 million starting price, a Mercedes AMG G63, G-Wagon, Audi RA7, and a luxury Range Rover.

Talking about his house, there are no such details, but yes, previously, Sadio lived in a shack, and now he must have an interior decorated house. He has also built a house for his family in Senegal with his uncle.

We can surely take a look at his house made for his family in Senegal in his documentary, which Mane himself narrates. He was seen taking a tour of his house, and his uncle explained the details.

After his father’s death, Sane’s uncle was the one to take care of him and take over all the responsibilities. Thus, he wanted to build a house exactly the way his uncle wanted.

Definitely, Sadio Mane deserves this luxurious life as he has worked really hard to be in this position. Besides that, he even donates a lot of his money to charity. Undoubtedly he is a good player and a good human as well.

Sadio Mane Body Measurement

At the time of writing, Sadio Mane is  29 years old. Besides, he is black by ethnicity and Muslim by religion.

Similarly, he is 5 ft. 9 inches tall and weighs around 69 kg. He has big lips and a nose, and a muscular body to talk about his body features. His body measurement is chest 102 cm, Biceps 37 cm, and waist 76 cm.

Likewise, Sadio has black hair and beautiful dark brown eyes. As a player, he always has to maintain a good physique, and he definitely has a good physique.

According to his birth chart horoscope, Sadio is an Aries. People born with this zodiac sign are usually hard-working, determined, and motivated.

Indeed, Sadio Mane is one hard-working man, and because of his determination and dedication, he is in this position today.

Sadio Mane’s Personal Life

Melissa Reddy, Sadio Mane’s rumored girlfriend, is a Journalist who worked in Africa. Currently, she is a sports activities Journalist operating for the Independent. She has specialization in Premier League.

Her current articles in The Independent consist of the curious case of Wijnaldum and the penalty takers withinside the Euro 2020. She has additionally authored the book called, Believe Us: How Jürgen Klopp Transformed Liverpool Into Title Winners.

Melissa Reddy, Sadio Mane’s rumored girlfriend (Source: Thefirstssportz.com)
Melissa Reddy, Sadio Mane’s Rumored Girlfriend (Source: Thefirstssportz.com)
Sadio, embassador at Right to Play
Sadio, Ambassador At Right to Play

Further, Mane likes to keep his personal life private, and there is not much information about him dating anyone.

But Sadio is happy and living his best life. He works hard every day to be in the position he desires, and there is still a long way to go.

To add up, Sadio fans would love to know that there is also a documentary made on him, “Sadio Mane: Made in Senegal.” The video clip takes a serious look at his life from lows to highs.

The film was aired across Europe on Rakuten TV’s free Rakuten Stories channel in April 2020.

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane Likely To join Tokyo Olympics 2021

The Olympic football tournament is all set to run between July 22 and August 7. And Liverpool has scheduled to initiate their campaign at Carrow Road against Norwich City on August 14.

And the star players from Liverpool like Sadio Mane and Naby Keita will probably play at the tournament. 

Also, the players Takumi Minamino (Japan) and Ibrahima Konate (France) are also counted in to play in the Olympics, but Anfield officials don’t expect to have any players involved in Tokyo.

Most importantly, Sadio’s teammate Mohammad Salah with whom he makes a tiny group of Fab four or Fab three known for their attacking talent is not really allowed to participate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as Liverpool is unwilling to release him.

The basic reason for Liverpool to be so unwilling would be that the forward is already set to miss a segment of the 2021-22 Campaign as he would be traveling to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022.

2021–22 season

In the Premier League, Mané scored his 100th Liverpool goal against Crystal Palace on 18 September 2021.

 Against Crystal Palace, Mané became the first player to score in nine consecutive league games against the same opponent, a Premier League record. 

In Liverpool’s 5–0 win away to Watford on 16 October, Mané scored his 100th Premier League goal, becoming the third African after Didier Drogba and Salah to reach the milestone.

In a 2–2 away draw against Manchester City on 10 April 2022, Mané scored Liverpool’s equalizing goal. 

Mané and Salah during a pre-season game in 2021 (Source; Wikipedia)
Mané And Salah During A Pre-season Game (Source; Wikipedia)

In the FA Cup semi-final on 16 April at Wembley Stadium, Mané scored two goals against the same opposition, helping Liverpool reach their first FA Cup Final since 2012, which they eventually won.

On 3 May, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 away win over Villarreal in the Champions League semi-final, securing the team’s place in the final, which Liverpool eventually lost 1–0 to Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich signed Mané to a contract until 30 June 2025 on 22 June 2022. It was reported that the fee was €32 million (£27.4m), which could rise to €41 million (£35m) based on appearances and individual and team performances.

Mane made his official debut on July 30, 2024, starting in the 2024 DFL-Supercup and scoring his debut goal in the Germans’ 5-3 victory over RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena.

Individual Achievements Of Sadio Mane

  • Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament: 2021.
  • Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2019,[109] 2021.
  • African Footballer of the Year: 2019, 2022.
  • Onze d’Or: 2018–19.
  • IFFHS Men’s World Team: 2019.
  • ESM Team of the Year: 2018–19.
  • PFA Fans’ Player of the Year: 2019–20 Premier League.
  • IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year: 2020.
  • IFFHS CAF Men’s Team of the Decade 2011–2020.
  • IFFHS Best CAF Men’s Player of the Year: 2020.

Fun Facts About Sadio Mane

  • (Most steeply-priced soccer player) Liverpool, through splashing £ 34 M withinside the summertime season of 2016, made Mane the maximum steeply-priced African footballer of the time, surpassing Wilfred Bony’s signing in 2015.
  • Notoriously Sadio Mane’s house got swindled twice.
  • Sadio Mane is not only Liverpool’s Third Senegalese Player but also a successful one.

Social Media Presence

Instagram (@sadioaneofficial) : 8.1 million

Twitter (@SMane_Officiel) : 48.9k follower

Frequently Asked Question

Does Sadio Mane Have Any Tattoos?

 This winger is purely devoted to the Muslim religion, where ink, alcohol, and pork are considered sins. Thus, he does not bear any tattoos.

Why Is Sadio Mane Nicknamed Ronaldinho?

There are no such basic reasons behind this. But yes, ever since he was a kid, Sadio always liked Ronaldinho; he was his big fan. Thus, his friends started calling him Ronaldinho.

 

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  1. I’m a big fan of Sadio Mane
    Very inspired by his good work
    Making his mother proud and also African!!!!
    I pray I’ll touch him one day🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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