Leroy Sané

Leroy Sané

Sané with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Leroy Aziz Sané[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28)[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 Winner 2017 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)

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.

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.

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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