Mateus Mané

Mateus Mané
Personal information
Full name Mateus Bula Dami Mané
Date of birth (2007-09-16) 16 September 2007
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 36
Youth career
2014–2016 Barreirense
2023–2024 Rochdale
2024–2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 (2)
International career
2024–2025 England U18 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:07, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Mateus Bula Dami Mané (born 16 September 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in Portugal, he is a youth international for England.

Club career

A product of his local club Barreirense, he moved to Moston, Manchester, England with his mother aged eight in 2016.[2]

After playing for grassroots clubs Manchester Cobras, Moston Brook and Bee Inspired Football Academy,[3] he joined Rochdale's youth academy in 2023 where he finished his development before appearing once on the bench in a National League match against Dagenham & Redbridge on 3 February 2024.[4]

On 25 February 2024, he joined the academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers.[5] He was included in a Premier League match-day squad for the first time for Wolves, for a match against Fulham on 25 February 2025.[6]

On 10 May 2025, he made his senior and professional debut with Wolves as a substitute in a 2–0 Premier League loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.[7]

On 27 December 2025, after a series of substitute appearances, he made his first start for Wolves, in a 2–1 league defeat away at Liverpool.[8] On 3 January 2026, Mané scored his first senior goal, assisted, and won a penalty in a 3–0 win at Molineux against West Ham United, which was also Wolves' first league win of the season.[9]

International career

Born in Portugal, Mané is of Bissau-Guinean descent[10] and moved to England at the age of eight.[11] He holds Portuguese, Bissau-Guinean and British citizenship. In October 2024, he was simultaneously called up to the Portugal U18s and England U18s, where he opted to play for the latter.[12]

In February 2026, Mane was said to be a target of the Portuguese football federation.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2024–25[15] 1[a] 0 1 0
2025–26[16] 3[a] 2 3 2
Total 4 2 4 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024–25[15] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025–26[16] Premier League 17 2 2 0 0 0 19 2
Total 18 2 2 0 0 0 20 2
Career total 18 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 24 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Mateus Mané Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ Mashiter, Nick (6 March 2025). "From Rochdale to Premier League: the making of Mane".
  3. ^ "Mateus Mane interview". Football Unfiltered. 17 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Premier League star sparks bizarre row after England and Portugal call up". talkSPORT. 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Matheus Mane: From Non-League to the biggest stage". Manc Sport. 3 March 2025.
  6. ^ Wolves, Always (3 March 2025). "EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WOLVES' MATEUS MANE".
  7. ^ Procter, Tom (11 May 2025). "Mateus Mane sends wholesome message on Instagram after finally making first-team debut for Wolves". Molineux News.
  8. ^ "Mane | 'I believe in myself, I have confidence in myself'". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Report Wolves 3-0 West Ham". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  10. ^ GB, O. Golo (4 October 2024). "INCRÍVEL: MATEUS MANÉ CONVOCADO PARA A SELEÇÃO SUB'18 DE PORTUGAL E INGLATERRA".
  11. ^ "Portugal want England U18 forward Mane". BBC Sport. 24 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Mateus Mané convocado para a seleção de sub-18 de Portugal e Inglaterra". Jornal de Notícias. 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ Mashiter, Nick (24 February 2026). "Mateus Mane: Portugal want Wolves' England Under-18 forward". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ Mateus Mané at Soccerbase
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Mateus Mané in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Mateus Mané in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2025.