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Carlos Mané

Experienced headKayserispor · 32 yrsTransferred to Mane Carlos

Profile

Full nameCarlos Manuel Cardoso Mané
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age32
Date of birth11 Mar 1994
BirthplaceLisboa
Height173 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubKayserispor
Central midfielder
22
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1051
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kayserispor.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Friendlies Clubs334414777.14
Süper Lig220110516.5
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualificationat Guinea-Bissau4122317.38

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Carlos Mané is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Kayserispor, rated 15.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 307th of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mané.

Judged on this season alone, Mané graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 29 of the 29 central midfielders in the Süper Lig, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.912 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 29th of 29 of the 29 central midfielders in the Süper Lig. At 32 Mané is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level
Current potential29th of 29 central midfielders · Süper LigCurrent season23rd of 29 central midfielders · Süper Lig23rd-best central midfielder in the Süper Lig307th in the Süper Lig · potential29th-highest potential central midfielder in the Süper Lig
15.8
Ratingi
29th of 29 central midfielders
12
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.91
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kayserispor finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.91
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
10
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.8, Mané carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Süper Lig of 29, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Kayserispor finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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Transfer news

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