Sadio Mané
Senegal
FWD
Age
34
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About Sadio Mané
Sadio Mané is the Senegal captain, named in Pape Thiaw's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2026 World Cup with the final 26 due by 2 June 2026. The Al-Nassr left winger is 34 at kick-off and brings 126 senior Senegal caps and 53 international goals into the squad as of 18 January 2026, standing as Senegal's all-time top goalscorer.
Senegal face France, Norway and Iraq in Group I, opening against France at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 16 June. Senegal won CAF Group B to qualify on 14 October 2025. Mané leads the side as captain ahead of the final 26-man squad submission, with the senior left-wing role explicitly confirmed for his third World Cup squad inclusion.
Senegal face France, Norway and Iraq in Group I, opening against France at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 16 June. Senegal won CAF Group B to qualify on 14 October 2025. Mané leads the side as captain ahead of the final 26-man squad submission, with the senior left-wing role explicitly confirmed for his third World Cup squad inclusion.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Mané is one of the best wingers of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time. He is listed as a left winger, with the senior caps, captaincy and scoring record built into Pape Thiaw's 4-3-3 from the wide forward role.
His 126 caps and 53 international goals make him Senegal's all-time top goalscorer. The captain brings wide-attacking experience, leadership and a record-breaking goal tally into his third senior World Cup squad inclusion at age 34.
His 126 caps and 53 international goals make him Senegal's all-time top goalscorer. The captain brings wide-attacking experience, leadership and a record-breaking goal tally into his third senior World Cup squad inclusion at age 34.
World Cup History
Mané has played at one previous World Cup. At Russia 2018 he started all three group matches, scored the opening goal in a 2-2 draw against Japan, and was part of the Senegal side that exited at the group stage after finishing below Japan on fair-play points.
He was also named in Senegal's squad for Qatar 2022 on 11 November despite an injury sustained against Werder Bremen days earlier, then ruled out and withdrew on 17 November without playing. The 2026 World Cup is his return to senior World Cup play after the Qatar withdrawal, this time as Pape Thiaw's captain, with Group I opening against France on 16 June.
He was also named in Senegal's squad for Qatar 2022 on 11 November despite an injury sustained against Werder Bremen days earlier, then ruled out and withdrew on 17 November without playing. The 2026 World Cup is his return to senior World Cup play after the Qatar withdrawal, this time as Pape Thiaw's captain, with Group I opening against France on 16 June.
National Team
Senegal
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Senegal sit in Tier 3 at £17m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group I draw — France, Norway and Iraq — frames Pape Thiaw's 4-3-3 group-stage selection logic.
Mané gives Senegal's £17m pick its direct attacking edge: 53 international goals as the country's all-time top scorer, the captain's armband and the wide-attacking experience behind his one-of-the-generation winger profile. The £17m slot pays off through the left-wing seat on Thiaw's 4-3-3.
Mané gives Senegal's £17m pick its direct attacking edge: 53 international goals as the country's all-time top scorer, the captain's armband and the wide-attacking experience behind his one-of-the-generation winger profile. The £17m slot pays off through the left-wing seat on Thiaw's 4-3-3.
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Mané at the 2026 World Cup
Mané returns to senior World Cup play after the Qatar 2022 withdrawal through injury. The 34-year-old Al-Nassr captain is listed on the left of Thiaw's 4-3-3 attack, with France in East Rutherford as Senegal's Group I opener — eight years after Russia 2018.
Picking Senegal in Goal Rush
On matchday, Senegal's £17m card starts with the Group I fixture order: France first, then Norway and Iraq. Mané's confirmed captaincy and senior left-wing listing make him the player to check ahead of each kick-off.
Sadio Mané World Cup 2026 FAQs
Mané is Senegal's £17m Tier 3 Goal Rush pick. For matchday checks, start with final-squad confirmation, his captaincy and his left-wing listing alongside Senegal's other forwards for Group I.
Mané is a forward. He plays as a left winger and is described as one of the best wingers of his generation and one of the greatest African players of all time. He is Senegal's all-time top goalscorer with 53 international goals.
Mané has 126 caps for Senegal as of 18 January 2026, with 53 international goals — making him Senegal's all-time top goalscorer. He is the captain of the national team heading into the 2026 World Cup after playing at Russia 2018 and withdrawing from the Qatar 2022 squad through injury without playing.
Mané plays for Al-Nassr. He scored Senegal's opening goal in a 2-2 draw against Japan at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where the team was eliminated at the group stage on fair-play points.
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