Leroy Sané

Leroy Aziz Sane (; 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 PS37 million.
Early Life and Academy Football
Sane 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
Sane 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 Koln. He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4-3 win against Real Madrid on March 11, 2015.
Manchester City
Sane signed a 5-year contract with Premier League club Manchester City on August 2, 2016. The transfer fee was PS37 million. It included add-ons based on performance. The deal could be worth as much as PS46.5 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.
Sane 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
Sane left Manchester City and joined Bayern Munich on July 15, 2020 for EUR49,000,000.
International career
Sane 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
Sane is the son of former Senegalese footballer Souleyman Sane 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.
References
1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Essen
German footballers
Association football forwards
Manchester City F.C. players
Premier League players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
FC Bayern Munchen players
2022 FIFA World Cup players