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