Filippo Calixte Mane (; born 8 March 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for club Borussia Dortmund and the Italy national team.
Early life Mane started playing football at the age of four.
Club career As a youth player, Mane joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, where he captained the team.
On 6 January 2025, he signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract with Borussia. However, recurring injuries sidelined him for most of the 2024–25 season. Mane eventually made his senior debut on 18 August in a 1–0 away victory over Rot-Weiss Essen in the DFB-Pokal. Five days later, on 23 August, he featured in his first Bundesliga match, where he conceded a penalty and was sent off with a straight red card following a VAR review in a 3–3 away draw against St. Pauli in the league opener.
International career Mane is an Italian youth international. In May 2026, he was one of the players who were called up with the Italy national senior squad by interim head coach Silvio Baldini, for the friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece on 3 and 7 June 2026, respectively.
Style of play Mane mainly operates as a centre-back and right-back, he 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".
Personal life Mane is of Senegalese descent.
Mane has stated that his name is pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable, following Italian pronunciation, and does not include an accent; he is often mistakenly referred to as 'Mané' by journalists and media sources.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorussia Dortmund II2024–253. Liga50———502025–26Regionalliga West103———103Total153———153Borussia Dortmund2024–25Bundesliga0000000000 2025–26401010—602026–27201000—30Total6020100090Career total213201000243
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsItaly202620Total20
References
External links Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website