Salif Sané

Salif Sané (born 25 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Schalke 04 as a defender.[2]

Salif Sané
Sané with Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990
Place of birth Lormont, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Bordeaux 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Nancy (loan) 32 (2)
2011–2012 → Nancy B (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Nancy 34 (3)
2012–2013 Nancy B 1 (0)
2013–2018 Hannover 96 128 (12)
2013–2014 → Hannover 96 II 13 (2)
2018– Schalke 04 54 (4)
National team‡
2013– Senegal 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.

Early and personal life

Sané was born in Lormont, France to Senegalese parents.[2] His older half brother is fellow footballer Lamine Sané.[2]

Club career

Born in Lormont, Sané spent his early career playing club football in France for Bordeaux, Nancy and Nancy II.[3][4] In June 2012 Sané rejected an offer from Belgian club Anderlecht.[5] In May 2013 it was announced that he would transfer to German club Hannover 96 on 1 July 2013, signing a four-year contract with the club.[2][6]

On 11 April 2018, Sané announced that he would be leaving Hannover 96 at the end of the season.[7] It was announced that he would sign for Schalke 04 for the 2018–19 season.[8]

Sane is a key player for Schalke. His strength, athleticism and tackling ability has made him one of the best defensive players in the Bundesliga. Sane's flexibility as a player has allowed him to play both in defence and in midfield. When he has played in defence, he has contested and won more aerial duels than any other player in the Bundesliga.[9]

International career

In September 2012, Sané announced his intention to play international football for Senegal.[10] He received his first international call up from Senegal in May 2013.[2] He made his international debut later that year, and he has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[11] In December 2014 he was named as part of Senegal's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 December 2020.[4][14]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2010–11 Ligue 1 401000—50
Total 401000—50
Nancy 2011–12 (loan) Ligue 1 3221000—332
2012–13 Ligue 1 3432010—373
Total 6653010—705
Hannover 96 2013–14 Bundesliga 19210——202
2014–15 Bundesliga 18200——182
2015–16 Bundesliga 31221——333
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 28231——313
2017–18 Bundesliga 32420——344
Total 1281282——13614
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 30242—6[lower-alpha 1]0404
2019–20 Bundesliga 15210——162
2020–21 Bundesliga 9010——100
Total 54462—60666
Career total 25221184106027725
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 15 November 2020.[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201340
201430
201500
201600
201760
201890
201980
202030
Total330

Honors

Senegal

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 26.
  2. Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 May 2013). "Senegal's Salif Sane signs for German club Hannover". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. Salif Sané – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
  4. Salif Sané at Soccerway
  5. "S.Sané parti pour rester" (in French). Mercato365. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Salif Sane" (in German). Hannover 96. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. "Kind bestätigt: "Sané verlässt uns" - Schalke als Ziel?". kicker.de. kicker. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "Sane joins Schalke after Hannover opt-out" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Salif Sane: Schalke and Naldo's dream defensive arrival". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  10. Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2012). "Salif Sane seeks place in Senegal team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  11. Salif Sané – FIFA competition record
  12. Oluwashina Okeleji (26 December 2014). "Nations Cup 2015: Demba Ba omitted from Senegal squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. "Salif Sané". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
  15. Salif Sané at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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