Sadio Mané

★ Veteran KingMidfielder · Al-Nassr

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

NATION · SEN Senegal →

// the read

The shape of him

Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.

// the equation

vision × engine × control of the tempo

the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third

// the x-factor

The job

The engine of the side.

Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.

34Years old

MidfielderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Bundesliga

×4

Cup

×2

FA Cup

×2

Super Cup

×2

League Cup

×2

Premier League

×2

UEFA Super Cup

×2

UEFA Champions League

×2

Arab Club Champions Cup

×2

CAF Africa Cup of Nations

×2

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

×2

Premier League Asia Trophy

×2

// the closing word

Sadio Mané.Senegal · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

SENMidfielderAl-Nassr