Sori Mané

Manconi Soriano "Sori" Mané (born 3 April 1996) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu.

Early career
Mané was born in Bissau. He finished his youth career in Italy, with UC Sampdoria.

In late 2015, Mané was loaned to Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense. He made his LigaPro debut on 31 January 2016, featuring the first half of the 1–0 away loss against Atlético Clube de Portugal. His first goal came also that season, in a 2–0 away victory over Leixões S.C. on 8 May.

Mané continued in the Portuguese second division the following years, with Olhanense and C.D. Cova da Piedade.

Moreirense
On 11 July 2019, Mané signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club Moreirense FC. He made his debut on the competition on 11 August, starting in a 3–1 defeat at S.C. Braga.

Mané spent the vast majority of the 2020–21 season on the sidelines, due to a knee injury. On 14 May 2022 he scored his first goal for his new team, opening a 4–1 home win over F.C. Vizela; in the subsequent promotion and relegation play-offs, they lost 2–1 on aggregate to G.D. Chaves.

In the 2022–23 campaign, Mané scored once in 27 games (31 in all competitions) to help Moreirense win the second division and subsequently promote.

Académico Viseu
Mané remained in division two in summer 2023, on a two-year deal at Académico de Viseu FC.

International career
Mané made his debut for the Guinea-Bissau national team on 25 March 2017, in a 3–1 friendly loss to South Africa where he came on as an injury-time substitute. He was part of the squad that participated in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours
Moreirense
 * Liga Portugal 2: 2022–23