Filippo Calixte Mane (born 8 March 2005) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for BVB.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filippo Calixte Mane | ||
Date of birth | March 8, 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Magenta, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | BVB | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2013 | Vela Mesero | ||
2013–2019 | Novara | ||
2019–2021 | Sampdoria | ||
2022– | BVB |
Early life edit
Mane started playing football at the age of four.[1]
Career edit
As a youth player, Mane joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side BVB, where he captained the team.[2]
Style of play edit
Mane mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "impresses with his strong anticipation in duels and in intercepting balls and is technically adept despite his height of 1.88 meters. In addition, he proves to be extremely calm, strong and likes to build up the game with long balls to the top".[3]
Personal life edit
Mane is of Senegalese descent.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Filippo Mane vor dem Startschuss". goal.com.
- ^ "Filippo Mane: Lars Ricken traut ihm den Sprung zu den Profis zu". ruhrnachrichten.de.
- ^ "Mane: Des einen Freud, des anderen Leid". spox.com.
- ^ "il sogno di Filippo Mane". primamilanoovest.it.