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]
Playing 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	45	(4)
National team^‡
2013–	Senegal	30	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:52, 9 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2019

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]

International career

In September 2012, Sané announced his intention to play international football for Senegal.[9] 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.[10] In December 2014 he was named as part of Senegal's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 June 2020.[4][13]

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
	2011–12	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		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[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	4
	2019–20	Bundesliga	15	2	1	0	—		—		16	2
	Total		45	4	5	2	—		6	0	56	6
Career total			243	21	17	4	1	0	6	0	267	25

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 October 2019.[14]

Senegal
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	4	0
2014	3	0
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	6	0
2018	9	0
2019	8	0
Total	30	0

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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43739751
9. Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2012). "Salif Sane seeks place in Senegal team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
10. Salif Sané – FIFA competition record
11. Oluwashina Okeleji (26 December 2014). "Nations Cup 2015: Demba Ba omitted from Senegal squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
12. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
13. "Salif Sané". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
14. Salif Sané at National-Football-Teams.com