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Salif Sané

Salif Sané
Sané with Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Salif Sané[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Lormont, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Mérignac
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)
2018–2022 Schalke 04 70 (4)
2024–2025 Libourne 7 (0)
2025– Mérignac
International career
2013–2020 Senegal 33 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Senegal
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salif Sané (born 25 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mérignac.[3]

Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.

Early and personal life

Sané was born in Lormont, France to Senegalese parents.[3] His older half brother is fellow footballer Lamine Sané.[3]

Club career

Born in Lormont, Sané spent his early career playing club football in France for Bordeaux, Nancy and Nancy II.[4][5] In June 2012 Sané rejected an offer from Belgian club Anderlecht.[6] 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.[3][7]

On 11 April 2018, Sané announced that he would be leaving Hannover 96 at the end of the season.[8] It was announced that he would sign for Schalke 04 for the 2018–19 season.[9] Whilst playing in defence for Schalke, he contested and won more aerial duels than any other player in the Bundesliga.[10]

After leaving Schalke, he returned to France, playing for Libourne,[11] and Mérignac.[12]

International career

In September 2012, Sané announced his intention to play international football for Senegal.[13] He received his first international call up from Senegal in May 2013.[3] He made his international debut later that year, and he has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[14] In December 2014 he was named as part of Senegal's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[15]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 May 2022[5][17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2010–11 Ligue 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
Nancy 2011–12 (loan) Ligue 1 32 2 1 0 0 0 — 33 2
2012–13 Ligue 1 34 3 2 0 1 0 — 37 3
Total 66 5 3 0 1 0 — 70 5
Hannover 96 2013–14 Bundesliga 19 2 1 0 — — 20 2
2014–15 Bundesliga 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2
2015–16 Bundesliga 31 2 2 1 — — 33 3
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 28 2 3 1 — — 31 3
2017–18 Bundesliga 32 4 2 0 — — 34 4
Total 128 12 8 2 — — 136 14
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 30 2 4 2 — 6[a] 0 40 4
2019–20 Bundesliga 15 2 1 0 — — 16 2
2020–21 Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Total 70 4 6 2 — 6 0 82 6
Career total 268 21 18 4 1 0 6 0 293 25
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 November 2020[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2013 4 0
2014 3 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 6 0
2018 9 0
2019 8 0
2020 3 0
Total 33 0

Honours

Senegal

Schalke 04

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Senegal" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 May 2013). "Senegal's Salif Sane signs for German club Hannover". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. ^ Salif Sané – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  5. ^ a b Salif Sané at Soccerway
  6. ^ "S.Sané parti pour rester" (in French). Mercato365. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Salif Sane" (in German). Hannover 96. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Kind bestätigt: "Sané verlässt uns" - Schalke als Ziel?". Kicker. kicker. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Sane joins Schalke after Hannover opt-out". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Salif Sane: Schalke and Naldo's dream defensive arrival". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  11. ^ "Mercato : Salif Sané s'engage avec le FC Libourne". WebGirondins. 8 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Ex-Girondins : Salif Sané titulaire avec le SA Mérignac face à Laval". WebGirondins. 21 December 2024.
  13. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2012). "Salif Sane seeks place in Senegal team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  14. ^ Salif Sané – FIFA competition record (archived)
  15. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (26 December 2014). "Nations Cup 2015: Demba Ba omitted from Senegal squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Salif Sané". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
  18. ^ Salif Sané at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ Rose, Gary (19 July 2019). "Senegal 0–1 Algeria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salif_Sane