Full name Leroy Sané Number 19 Height 1.84 m Siblings Kim Sané, Sidi Sané | Place of birth Essen, Germany 2001–2005 SG Wattenscheid 09 Nationality German | |
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Date of birth (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 21) Playing position Parents Souleyman Sané, Regina Weber Current teams Manchester City F.C. (#19 / Midfielder), Germany national football team Similar İlkay Gündoğan, Raheem Sterling, John Stones, Nolito, Souleyman Sané Profiles | ||
Leroy Sané ([lə.ʁwa sa.ne], [ˈliːʁɔʏ̯ zaˈneː]; 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.
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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. Sané made his Bundesliga debut on 20 April 2014 in a match against VfB Stuttgart. He replaced Max Meyer after 77 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat.
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. He made his debut in a 1–2 win, in the Manchester derby, on 10 September. His first goal for City came in a 2-1 win against Arsenal at home in the Premier League. Following a spell out injured, Sané returned against Tottenham and scored in a 2-2 draw at the Etihad. In the following match, he scored for the third consecutive game as City won 3-0 away at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.
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. 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.
Sané received his first senior call up to the German national team on 6 November 2015 in a friendly against France. 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.
Sané was selected by Germany boss Joachim Löw to represent the country at Euro 2016. He only participated in one match, replacing Bastian Schweinsteiger on 79 minutes in Germany's 2–0 semifinal defeat to France.
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. 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. He was named Leroy in honor of Claude Le Roy, former head coach of his father. Leroy has dual German and French citizenship.