Salif Sané

Salif Sané
Sané with Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990
Place of birth Lormont, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Bordeaux 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Nancy (loan) 32 (2)
2011–2012 → Nancy B (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Nancy 34 (3)
2012–2013 Nancy B 1 (0)
2013–2018 Hannover 96 128 (12)
2013–2014 → Hannover 96 II (loan) 13 (2)
2018– Schalke 04 7 (0)
National team‡
2013– Senegal 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2018

Salif Sané (born 25 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Schalke 04 as a defender.[2]

Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.

Early and personal life

Sané was born in Lormont, France to Senegalese parents.[2] His older brother is fellow footballer Lamine Sané.[2]

Career

Club career

Born in Lormont, Sané spent his early career playing club football in France for Bordeaux, Nancy and Nancy II.[3][4] In June 2012 Sané rejected an offer from Belgian club Anderlecht.[5] In May 2013 it was announced that he would transfer to German club Hannover 96 on 1 July 2013, signing a four-year contract with the club.[2][6]

On 11 April 2018, Sané announced that he would be leaving Hannover 96 at the end of the season.[7] It was announced that he would sign for FC Schalke 04 for the 2018–19 season.[8]

International career

In September 2012, Sané announced his intention to play international football for Senegal.[9] He received his first international call up from Senegal in May 2013.[2] He made his international debut later that year, and he has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[10] In December 2014 he was named as part of Senegal's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12]

Career statistics

International

As of 28 June 2018[13]
Senegal
YearAppsGoals
201340
201430
201500
201600
201760
201870
Total200

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 May 2013). "Senegal's Salif Sane signs for German club Hannover". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Salif Sané – French league stats at LFP
  4. ↑ Salif Sané at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "S.Sané parti pour rester" (in French). Mercato365. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Salif Sane" (in German). Hannover 96. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Kind bestätigt: "Sané verlässt uns" - Schalke als Ziel?". kicker.de. kicker. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43739751
  9. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2012). "Salif Sane seeks place in Senegal team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Salif Sané – FIFA competition record (archive)
  11. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (26 December 2014). "Nations Cup 2015: Demba Ba omitted from Senegal squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Salif Sané". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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