Early life
Sadio Mane used to practice football wearing very torn shoes. Sadio Mane is the defender of Liverpool and also the captain of the Senegalese national team. Sadio's childhood was full of troubles. He was born in a small village in the country of Senegal, Africa.
There was no comfort in the village of Sadio, it was the most backward village from the world in progress. Sadio Mane's family was so poor that they did not even have money to eat food. Sometimes Sadio Mane used to eat mud to satisfy his hunger.
This shows how poor Sedio Mane was. Sadio Mane loved football, he loved football more than his life.
But who would train this poor kid, so Sadio Mane made himself his coach and started training in football. He told himself at that time that today is not my time, but tomorrow I will bring my time on my own and my village is not my country, this whole world will recognize me by my name. At the age of 12, Sadio learned that football trials were taking place in his city, only then he made sure that he would give football trials but the problem was how to get there because he did not have the money to go there. But Sadio Mane was stubborn and used to cover a distance of 160 kilometres. After escaping, he reached there to give a trial of football. When Mane reached there, seeing his condition, other boys who came to give trial started laughing seeing Mane because his clothes and shoes were torn. But Mane's spirit was high and he was telling himself that just one chance, just one chance... Seeing Sadio Mane, the coach told him how are you going to play football, your shoes are torn and secondly look how he has Come ready On this point of the coach, Sadio said that just give two minutes, you will know who has come after preparing. The coach allowed Sadio to trial, and in just two minutes, Sadio convinced the coach what football was playing. The coach told Sadio that if this passion for football remains with you forever, then one day people will know me by your name. Sadio was very happy to hear this from the coach. Mane wanted to tell this to his father after reaching home early, but when he reached home, he saw that his father had died of a heart attack. There was no hospital anywhere in his village for the treatment of his father, nor did he have money for treatment. Sadio Mane's father used to give him full support but now he was also not there. But now Mane was working harder than before.
world record
Seeing Mane's talent, a big club in France selected him and from here Mane's life started changing. Anyone who sees Mane playing football, all he can say is that I wish he was on our team. First, Mane played international match rummy for Southampton for which he got the money he asked for. Playing for Southampton, he made a new world record by hitting a hat-trick in 2 minutes 56 seconds,
Mets
In 2011, Mane joined Metz, which had a partnership with Generation Ft. He made his professional debut on 14 January 2012, as a substitute for Kevin Diaz in the 75th minute after a 0–1 home loss in Ligue 2 against Bastia, he made 19 appearances in his first league season, 12 as a starter. , and scored a lone goal in a 2–5 loss to Gingamp at the Stade Saint-Symphorion on 4 May. Metz was relegated to the Championnat National at the end of the season.
Red bull salzburg
On 31 August 2012, Mane moved to Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg for the third-highest transfer fee that FC Metz had ever received. The fee was believed to be €4 million. He scored his first hat-trick for the club on 31 October. , in a 3–1 victory at SC Kallsdorf in the third round of the Austrian Cup. On 27 October 2013, he scored his first hat-trick in the Austrian Bundesliga during a 3–0 win over Grodig. He scored another triple on 7 May 2014 as Salzburg won the cup semi-final 7–0 at Horn; The season ended with the team winning the home double. At the end of August 2014, Mane forced a transfer from the club, not coming to training and most importantly playing for Salzburg at that time to qualify for the Champions League.
International career
Mane was part of the Senegalese team at the 2012 Olympic tournament, and started every match through Group A as runners-up to Great Britain before losing 4–2 after extra time in the quarterfinals. On 1 January 2015, Senegal was dropped from the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a calf injury in Southampton's 2–0 win against Arsenal. He later returned to the team, and made his final two group debuts against South Africa. Algeria crashed out of the group stage. Mane represented Senegal in Gabon in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and scored one goal in each of the country's opening two matches, winning 2–0 against Tunisia and Zimbabwe. After a goalless draw in the quarter-finals against Cameroon, he missed a penalty in a shoot-out that knocked Senegal out of the tournament. In May 2018, Mane was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw against Japan in the group stage. Mane started all three of Senegal's group matches as they were eliminated after the first leg, which ended on fair play points below Japan. Mane was once again called up in Senegal's final squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored two goals and missed a penalty in a 3–0 win against Kenya, as Senegal finished second in the group stage and qualified for the knockout stage. Mane scored the only goal of the match and missed another penalty in Senegal's 1–0 victory over Uganda in the round of 16. He played in Senegal's next three matches as they reached the final, losing 1–0 to Algeria in a rematch, Senegal's first match of the tournament. Despite finishing the competition as runner-up, Mane was named in the team of the tournament. In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Mane starred for Senegal as they won the competition for the first time. In the final against Egypt - a match that saw him go against his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah - Mane saved his own penalty in the 7th minute, but went on to score the winning kick in the penalty shootout. As well as scoring the deciding kick to win the trophy, Mane scored three goals and made two assists before the final, and was named player of the tournament.
Play style
Mane was described as a complete player who plays with 'a high level of intensity and concentration' by Liverpool teammate Fabinho. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher called Mane a "world-class winger", comparing him to former Liverpool player John Barnes. He was compared to Cristiano Ronaldo by former Ajax defender Danny Blind, who praised him for his ability to score with legs and headers while also making "astonishing" sprints. A versatile forward, Mane is a prolific goalscorer whose key traits are his finishing, speed, technique and tact in possession, as well as his decision-making, tactical awareness, creativity, agility, balance, control, touch on the ball, and dribbling skills. He has garnered praise in the media for his intelligent play, passing and his ability to get into good positions, allowing him to score goals or create chances for teammates. Known for his calm and timid personality, his ability to deal with pressure has also been highlighted as one of his main strengths. Beyond his offensive, technical and constructive qualities, his high defensive work-rate has also been noted by pundits, as well as his ability in the air, despite his modest stature of 1.75 m (5' 9"). Plays on a winger on the left flank, a position that allows him to cut to the center and shoot at the target with his strong, right foot.
Community and philanthropy
In 2019, Mané donated £250,000 ($319,103, €284,813) to build a school in his home town of Banbali, Senegal. In 2021, he donated £500,000 ($638,207, €561,987) towards the construction of a hospital in Banbali.
Personal life
Mane currently resides in Allerton, Liverpool and has been burgled twice, once in November 2017 and again in February 2019. He is a practising Muslim and occasionally is seen making du'a before the start of each match
