Leroy Sané

Leroy Aziz Sané (German pronunciation: [ˈliːʁɔʏ zaˈneː]; born 11 January 1996) is a German footballer. He plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team. In 2014, he began playing professionally for Schalke 04. He was transferred to Manchester City in 2016 for £37 million.

Leroy Sané
Sané with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name Leroy Aziz Sané[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2005 SG Wattenscheid 09
2005–2008 Schalke 04
2008–2011 Bayer Leverkusen
2011–2014 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Schalke 04 47 (11)
2016–2020 Manchester City 90 (25)
2020– Bayern Munich 105 (29)
National team‡
2014–2015 Germany U19 11 (5)
2015–2016 Germany U21 10 (5)
2015– Germany 57 (13)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2017 Russia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:54, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life and academy football

Sané was born on January 11, 1996 in Essen, Germany. He joined the youth team of SG Wattenscheid 09 at the age of 5. In 2005, he joined the academy of German club Schalke 04. He joined the academy of Bayer Leverkusen in 2008. He rejoined Schalke 04's academy in 2011.

Club career

Schalke 04

Sané signed a 3-year professional contract with Schalke 04 in 2014. He made his Bundesliga debut against VfB Stuttgart on April 20, 2014. He was subbed on in the 77th minute, replacing Max Meyer in a 3-1 loss. He scored his first goal on December 13, 2014 in a 2-1 loss against 1. FC Köln. He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4-3 win against Real Madrid on March 11, 2015.

Manchester City

Sané signed a 5-year contract with Premier League club Manchester City on August 2, 2016. The transfer fee was £37 million. It included add-ons based on performance. The deal could be worth as much as £46.5 million. He made his debut with the club on September 10, 2016. The team played against Manchester United in the Manchester derby. On December 18, 2016, he scored his first goal for the club. It was during the Premier League match against Arsenal. He did not play in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup because he had to have surgery for a nasal congestion problem.

Sané performed well in the 2017–2018 season. He received the Premier League Player of the Month award for October 2017. He was part of the club’s squad during the 2017–2018 FA Cup. The 2018 EFL Cup final was held on February 25, 2018, at Wembley Stadium. In it Manchester City won the trophy with a score of 3–0 against Arsenal. Leroy played 77 minutes in the match before he was substituted off.

He won The "PFA Young Player of the Year" title in the 2017–2018 season. His first Manchester derby goal came on April 24, 2019, in a 2–0 win in a match between Manchester City and Manchester United. He sustained a torn ACL during the 2019 FA Community Shield match between Manchester City and Liverpool on August 4, 2019. He played for 13 minutes before being substituted off. Manchester City defended the trophy, winning 5–4 on penalties.

Bayern Munchen

Sané left Manchester City and joined Bayern Munich on July 15, 2020 for €49,000,000.

International career

Sané holds both German and French citizenships. He can play for either of the two nations. He chose to play for Germany. He made his junior international debut with the German national under-19 squad in 2014. He played for the team into 2015. During this time. he scored 8 goals in his 11 appearances with the squad. On August 28, 2015, he received a call from coach Horst Hrubesch to play for the German under-21 team for a friendly match against Denmark. He also played against Azerbaijan in a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier match.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 2013–14[3] Bundesliga 1000—00—10
2014–15[3] Bundesliga 13300—1[lower-alpha 3]1—144
2015–16[3] Bundesliga 33820—7[lower-alpha 4]1—429
Total 471120—82—5713
Manchester City 2016–17[4] Premier League 26552204[lower-alpha 3]2—379
2017–18[5] Premier League 321031539[lower-alpha 3]0—4914
2018–19[6] Premier League 311042308[lower-alpha 3]41[lower-alpha 5]04716
2019–20[7] Premier League 100000001[lower-alpha 5]020
Total 90251251032162013539
Bayern Munich 2020–21[8] Bundesliga 32611—8[lower-alpha 3]33[lower-alpha 6]04410
2021–22[9] Bundesliga 32721—10[lower-alpha 3]61[lower-alpha 7]04514
2022–23[10] Bundesliga 32831—8[lower-alpha 3]41[lower-alpha 7]14414
2023–24[11] Bundesliga 26810—10[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 7]0399
Total 1222983—36146117247
Career total 2596522810365228136499
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International
As of match played 21 November 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201510
201630
201750
201882
201943
202041
2021155
2022100
202392
Total5913
As of match played 12 September 2023
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sané goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Leroy Sané
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2018Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany16 Russia1–03–0Friendly
219 November 2018Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany17 Netherlands2–02–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A
324 March 2019Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands19 Netherlands1–03–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
48 June 2019Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus20 Belarus1–02–0
511 June 2019Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany21 Estonia8–08–0
614 November 2020Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany24 Ukraine1–13–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
77 June 2021Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany30 Latvia7–17–1Friendly
82 September 2021Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland35 Liechtenstein2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
98 September 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland37 Iceland3–04–0
1011 November 2021Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany39 Liechtenstein3–09–0
115–0
129 September 2023Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany54 Japan1–11–4Friendly
1312 September 2023Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany55 France2–02–1Friendly

Honours

Manchester City

Bayern Munich

Germany

Individual

Personal life

Sané is the son of former Senegalese footballer Souleyman Sané and former German Olympic gymnast Regina Weber. As of 2018, he had been dating American model, singer, and reality television personality Candice Brook. Their daughter, Rio Stella, was born in September 2018.

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