Football is no doubt a game of energy and technique. One of the greatest playmakers to ever play the game once said "Football is played in the head, the feet are just tools". Exceptional footballing talents have very deft techniques which often singles them out from the rest of the pack. One very amazing talent out of the black continent of Africa that has consistently dominated the headlines on the big football scenes of Europe is a certain Sadio Mané of Senegal.

Sadio Mané born 10 March 1992, is a Senegalese professional footballer who currently plys his trade for last season's UEFA Champions League winners, Liverpool FC of England. The 5ft 9 inches forward began his professional career with Ligue 1 club Metz at age 21 but departed after a single season to join Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. In Austria, Mané finished as the league's third-top goalscorer in his debut season, before winning a domestic double of the league and the Austrian cup in the 2013-2014 season. Later that summer, Mané transferred to English club Southampton for a club record fee. He went on to be an instant revelation at Southampton, where he set a new Premier League record for the fastest hat trick in 2015, when he scored thrice in 176 seconds during a 6-1 win over Aston Villa. He also finished second and first respectively, as the club's top goalscorer in his two seasons with the club. He moved to fellow Premier League side Liverpool in 2016 for a transfer fee that made him the most expensive African player in history at that time.



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