Leroy Sané
Sané with Schalke 04 in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Leroy Sané | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 20 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U19 | 11 | (8) |
| 2015– | Germany U21 | 10 | (5) |
| 2015– | Germany | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Leroy Sané (French pronunciation: [lə.ʁwa sa.ne], German pronunciation: [ˈliːʁɔʏ̯ zaˈneː]; born 11 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Manchester City and the Germany national football team.
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.
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.
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.
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