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Leroy Sané (German pronunciation: [ˈliːʁ⁠ɔʏ̯ zaˈneː], French pronunciation: ​[lə.ʁwa sa.ne]; born 11 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the Germany national football team.[1][2]

Club career[]

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Sané playing for Schalke 04 in 2016

Early career[]

Leroy Sané began playing football in 2001 for the youth team of SG Wattenscheid 09, for which his father played early in his career. In 2005, he joined Schalke 04. Three years later he moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In 2011, Sané returned to the youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) of Schalke 04.

Schalke 04[]

On 21 March 2014, Sané signed a three-year professional contract with Schalke 04 running until 30 June 2017.[3] Sané made his Bundesliga debut on 20 April 2014 in a match against VfB Stuttgart.[4] He replaced Max Meyer after 77 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat.[4]

Manchester City[]

On 2 August 2016, Sané joined Manchester City, signing a five-year deal for a reported £37 million, with performance-related add-ons potentially making the fee £46.5 million.[5][6] He made his debut in a 1–2 win, in the Manchester derby, on 10 September.[7] On 18 December 2016 Sané scored his first goal for the club, the equaliser in a 2-1 home win against Arsenal. This was his last appearance for over a month due to injury. Sané returned to the starting XI on 21 January and scored again in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

International career[]

Sané was first called up to the Germany U21 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.[8] On 3 September 2015, Leroy Sané made his debut for the German U21 side in a 2–1 win at Stadion an der Lohmühle in Lübeck against Denmark and he was replaced after 73 minutes by Julian Brandt.[9]

Sané received his first senior call up to the German national team on 6 November 2015 in a friendly against France.[10] On 13 November 2015, Sané was substituted in the 61st-minute for Julian Draxler in said friendly match against France in Saint-Denis, in what would be a 2–0 defeat for the Germans.[11]

Sané was selected by Germany boss Joachim Löw to represent the country at Euro 2016.[12] He only participated in one match, replacing Bastian Schweinsteiger on 79 minutes in Germany's 2–0 semifinal defeat to France.[13]

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][14] Souleymane Sané was raised in France; he came to Germany via his service in the French Army. Leroy Sané was born in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia and raised near the Lohrheidestadion in Wattenscheid.[15] Leroy has dual German and French citizenship.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 21 January 2017[17]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 2013–14 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15 13 3 0 0 — 1 1 — 14 4
2015–16 33 8 2 0 — 7 1 — 42 9
Total 47 11 2 0 — 8 2 — 57 13
Manchester City 2016–17 Premier League 10 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 — 14 2
Total 10 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 — 14 2
Career total 57 13 2 0 2 0 10 2 — 71 15
  1. ↑ Includes DFB Pokal and FA Cup.
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup.
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Man City FC Club Details". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Leroy Sane" (in German). FC Schalke 04 official website. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sane commits to Schalke". FC Schalke 04 official website. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stuttgart vs. Schalke 04 3 – 1". Soccerway. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Leroy Sane: Germany midfielder joins Man City in £37m deal". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Manchester City complete signing of Leroy Sane from Schalke". ESPN FC. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/10/manchester-united-manchester-city-premier-league-match-report%7Ctitle=Manchester City’s derby delight as De Bruyne inspires win over United|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=18 September 2016}}
  8. ↑ "Brandt & Co.: Hrubesch holt 17 Neue". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sieg trotz Rückstand: DFB-Elf zeigt Moral". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gomez returns, Trapp and Sané selected". Deutsche Welle. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Frankreichs Sieg verkommt zur Fußnote". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 – Germany – Squad". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Germany 0–2 France". BBC Sport. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Zocher, Thomas (25 March 2014). "Schalke reward academy star Leroy Sane with two-year deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Philipp Rentsch (26 May 2015). "Leroy Sane: Nicht einfach zwischen den Welten zu switchen". westline (in German). westline GbR: Aschendorff Medien GmbH & Co. KG und WestOnline GmbH & Co. KG in Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  16. ↑ Fabian Kunze (11 November 2015). "Senkrechtstarter Leroy Sané: Eine Chance in der deutschen Nationalmannschaft" (in German). Eurosport. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Leroy Sane". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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