Leroy Sané

Leroy Aziz Sané (German pronunciation: [ˈliːʁɔʏ zaˈneː]; born 11 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger and as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the German national team.

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]
Playing position(s) Winger, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 19
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– Manchester City 90 (25)
National team‡
2014–2015 Germany U19 11 (5)
2015–2016 Germany U21 10 (5)
2015– Germany 21 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:40, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

He made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in 2014 and transferred to Manchester City in 2016 for an initial £37 million fee. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 2017–18 after helping City win the Premier League and EFL Cup, a feat the side bettered by winning a domestic treble the following season.

Sané made his senior international debut for Germany in November 2015 and was part of their squad that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.

Early life

Sané was born on 11 January 1996 in Essen, Germany, the son of Senegal international footballer Souleyman Sané and German Olympic gymnast Regina Weber. His father met his mother while playing professionally for SG Wattenscheid 09. Sané grew up in Wattenscheid and went to secondary school in nearby Gelsenkirchen. His two brothers, Kim and Sidi, have played for the youth side or second XI of major German football clubs.

Club career

Early career

Sané began playing football in 2001 for the youth team of SG Wattenscheid 09. In 2005, he joined Schalke 04. Three years later, he joined Bayer Leverkusen, before returning to the Schalke youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) in 2011.

Schalke 04
Sané playing for Schalke 04 in February 2016.

On 21 March 2014, Sané signed a three-year professional contract with Schalke extending until 30 June 2017.[3] He made his Bundesliga debut on 20 April 2014 against VfB Stuttgart.[4] He replaced Max Meyer after 77 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat.[4] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 home defeat to 1. FC Köln on 13 December.[5] On 11 March 2015, Sané scored in his first UEFA Champions League match in a 4–3 victory over Real Madrid, although his side were knocked out of the competition on 5–4 aggregate.[6][7]

Manchester City

2016–17 season
Sané playing for Manchester City during the Manchester derby in October 2016.[8]

On 2 August 2016, Sané joined Premier League club Manchester City, signing a five-year contract for a reported £37 million transfer fee, with performance-related add-ons potentially making the fee £46.5 million.[9][10] He made his debut in a 1–2 win, in the Manchester derby against Manchester United, on 10 September.[11] His first goal for City came in a 2–1 win against Arsenal at home in the Premier League, on 18 December.[12] Following a spell on the sidelines due to injury, Sané made his return in a game against Tottenham Hotspur and scored in a 2–2 draw at the City of Manchester Stadium on 21 January 2017.[13] On 28 January, he scored in a 3–0 away win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round match.[14] On 21 February, he scored in a 5–3 comeback win over Monaco in the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg match.[15] On 1 March, he scored in a 5–1 home win over Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup fifth round replay match.[16] Four days later, on 5 March, he scored in a 2–0 away win over Sunderland.[17] On 15 March, he scored in the return fixture of the UEFA Champions League match against Monaco, but City lost 1–3, knocking them out from the tournament on the away goals rule.[18] On 2 April, he scored the opening goal in an eventual 2–2 draw with Arsenal.[19] On 15 April, he scored in a 3–0 win over Southampton.[20]

In July 2017, Sané revealed he believed his debut season at City had been limited by his inability to breathe through his nose.[21] He said he particularly suffered during matches, with his constantly blocked nose hampering his performance and causing him intense frustration.[22] He opted to have corrective surgery during the off-season break. Although this caused him to miss that year's FIFA Confederations Cup, he said his chronic nasal congestion was becoming increasingly unbearable for him and that he wished to enter the next season feeling happy and healthy.[21]

2017–18 season
Sané playing during the Manchester derby in December 2017.[23]

On 9 September 2017, Sané scored his first two goals of the 2017–18 season in City's 5–0 home win against Liverpool.[24] On 20 September, he scored twice in a 2–1 away win over West Bromwich Albion in the third round match of the League Cup.[25] On 23 September, he scored in a 5–0 win over Crystal Palace.[26] On 14 October, he scored in a 7–2 win over Stoke City.[27] On 21 October, he scored in a 3–0 win over Burnley.[28] On 28 October, he scored in a 3–2 away win over West Bromwich Albion.[29] After scoring and assisting once in each of his three matches, he earned the Premier League Player of the Month award for October 2017.[30] On 6 January 2018, he scored in a 4–1 win in the FA Cup third round over Burnley.[31] On 14 January, he scored in a 4–3 defeat to Liverpool.[32] Nine days later, on 23 January, he scored in a 3–2 away win over Bristol City, securing advancement into the League Cup final, in which he played 77 minutes before being substituted off as City won 3–0 over Arsenal to clinch their first trophy under Pep Guardiola.[33][34] On 1 March, five days following the win in the final, he scored against Arsenal in a 3–0 league away win.[35] On 31 March, he scored in a 3–1 away win over Everton, putting City just a win away from winning the league title.[36] On 29 April, he scored in a 4–1 away win over West Ham United.[37]

Sané was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year for his part in Manchester City's 2017–18 Premier League title win, edging teammates Raheem Sterling and Ederson, as well as Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane.[38][39][40] With 15 assists, Sané just missed out on winning the inaugural Premier League Playmaker of the Season award to fellow teammate Kevin De Bruyne.[41]

2018–19 season

On 15 September 2018, Sané scored the opening goal and his first of the 2018–19 season in City's 3–0 home win against Fulham.[42] He later scored the final goal in consecutive home match wins over Burnley and Southampton.[43][44] On 24 November, Sané assisted a first-half goal for Sterling and scored a brace in a 4–0 away win over West Ham United.[45]

On 3 January 2019, he scored the winning goal for Manchester City in the 72nd minute of the game against Liverpool, which resulted in Liverpool's unbeaten run in the English Premier league coming to an end.[46]

On 21 February 2019, Manchester City were 2–1 down in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Sané's former club, Schalke, playing with only 10 men after Nicolás Otamendi was sent off on 68 minutes. Sané levelled the scores with a stunning free kick from just under 30 yards only seven minutes after being substituted for Sergio Agüero. He chose not to celebrate out of respect for his former club. City went on to win the game 3–2 with the winning goal scored by Raheem Sterling.[47]

On 13 March 2019, in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash against Schalke, Sané put in an incredible performance with three assists and a goal to contribute to Manchester City's 7–0 victory against his former club, sending City to the quarter-finals of the competition.[48]

On 24 April 2019, Sané scored the second and final goal in a match against Manchester United during the 66th minute to secure City a Manchester derby win.[49] It was his first ever Manchester derby goal.[50][51][52]

2019–20 season

Sané was repeatedly linked with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to replace club staples Franck Ribéry, who was leaving the club, and retiring Arjen Robben.[53] Despite a deal to the German side reportedly being nearly finalized, Sané was surprisingly named in the starting 11 against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield. After only 10 minutes, Sané was substituted after sustaining a torn ACL, ruling him out of competition for the majority of the season and ending talks with Bayern until his injury healed. In June 2020, Sané rejected a contract extension at Manchester City with manager Guardiola stating that he will leaving the club this summer [54]

International career

Sané was first called up to the Germany under-21 team by youth coach Horst Hrubesch on 28 August 2015 for the friendly against Denmark and for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan.[55] On 3 September 2015, he made his debut for the German U21 side in a 2–1 win at Stadion an der Lohmühle in Lübeck against Denmark, where he was replaced after 73 minutes by Julian Brandt.[56]

Sané playing for the Germany youth side in October 2016.

Sané received his first senior call-up to the German senior team on 6 November 2015 in a friendly against France.[57] On 13 November 2015, he was substituted in the 61st-minute for Julian Draxler in a friendly match against France in Saint-Denis, in what would be a 2–0 defeat for the Germans, overshadowed by shootings and explosions around the stadium.[58]

Sané was selected by Germany boss Joachim Löw to represent the country at UEFA Euro 2016.[59] He participated in one match, replacing Bastian Schweinsteiger on 79 minutes in Germany's 2–0 semi-final defeat to France.[60]

Sané was eligible to play for France because he holds French citizenship.[61]

Sané was omitted from Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in favour of another young player Julian Brandt on 4 June 2018.[62] In September 2018, after he was selected for the squad to face games against France and Peru, he left the team hotel after a discussion with Joachim Löw, citing "personal reasons" as his cause for leaving.[63] It was later revealed that the reason for leaving was due to the birth of his daughter.[64][65]

On 16 November 2018 he scored his first goal for Germany against Russia following an assist from Serge Gnabry. The goal came in the eighth minute of the game as Germany won 3–0.[66]

Personal life

Sané is the son of former German rhythmic gymnast, the 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Regina Weber and former footballer and Senegalese international Souleymane Sané.[3][67] Souleymane Sané was raised in France; he moved to Germany through his service in the French Army. Leroy Sané was born in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and raised near the Lohrheidestadion, Wattenscheid.[68] He was named Leroy in honor of Claude Le Roy, a former head coach of his father.[69][61][70]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 June 2020
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[71] Bundesliga 1000—00—10
2014–15[71] Bundesliga 13300—1[lower-alpha 3]1—144
2015–16[71] Bundesliga 33820—7[lower-alpha 4]1—429
Total 471120—82—5713
Manchester City 2016–17[72] Premier League 26552204[lower-alpha 3]2—379
2017–18[73] Premier League 321031539[lower-alpha 3]0—4914
2018–19[74] Premier League 311042308[lower-alpha 3]41[lower-alpha 5]04716
2019–20[75] Premier League 100000001[lower-alpha 5]020
Total 90251251032162013539
Career total 137361451032982019252
  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

International
As of match played 11 June 2019[76]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201510
201630
201750
201882
201943
Total215

International goals
As of 11 June 2019. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sané goal.[76]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2018Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany Russia1–03–0Friendly
219 November 2018Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Netherlands2–02–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A
324 March 2019Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–03–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
48 June 2019Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus Belarus1–02–0
511 June 2019Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany Estonia8–08–0

Honours

Manchester City

Individual

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