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
Manchester Cobras
Moston Brook
Bee-Inspired Football Academy
2023–2024 Rochdale
2024–2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 (3)
International career‡
2024–2025 England U18 7 (0)
2026– Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:33, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:54, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Mateus Bula Dami Mané (born 16 September 2007) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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 March 2026, Mane was named in the Portugal under-21 squad for the first time ahead of their Euro U21 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Scotland,[13] appearing off the bench in both matches as Portugal claimed a pair of victories.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 2024–25[15] ———1[a]010
2025–26[16] ———3[a]232
Total ———4242
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024–25[15] Premier League 100000—10
2025–26[16] Premier League 2733000—303
Total 2833000—313
Career total 283300042355
  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Mateus Mane makes big international decision - with Wolves young star handed first under 21 call-up". Express and Star. 20 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Mateus Mané at Soccerbase
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Mateus Mané in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Mateus Mané in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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