Abdoulaye Sané
Senegalese footballer (born 1992)
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Abdoulaye Sané (born 15 October 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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Sané with Rennais in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Diouloulou, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Douanes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | AS Douanes | 16 | (6) |
| 2011–2016 | Rennes | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | → Rennes II | 34 | (20) |
| 2013 | → Laval (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Laval II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Red Star | 63 | (17) |
| 2018–2020 | Sochaux | 58 | (14) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Taawoun | 27 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Churchill Brothers | 17 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Nîmes | 6 | (2) |
| 2025 | Kowloon City | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Senegal U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2011 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 January 2012 | |||
Club career
Sané began his career with AS Douanes in the Senegal Premier League. Following a successful trial in April 2011, he moved to Rennes in the July, signing a three-year deal.[1] After two years with Rennes, he was loaned to Laval to gain more playing time, in the French second tier.[2]
After becoming out of contract with Rennes in 2016, he signed with Red Star FC.[3][4]
After a successful 2017–18 season in the French third tier with Red Star FC in which he scored 15 goals, he signed with second-tier Sochaux on 1 June 2018.[5]
On 9 August 2020, Sané signed a two-year deal with Al-Taawoun.[6]
On 13 August 2022, Sané signed with I-League club Churchill Brothers on a one-year deal.[7] He took part in the 2022 Baji Rout Cup, where Churchill Brothers finished runners-up. He scored three goals in two appearances.[8] He made his league debut on 15 November against Rajasthan United in their 2–1 defeat.[9]
On 24 January 2024, Sané went on trial at Championnat National club Nîmes.[10] He eventually signed a contract that last until the end of the season with Nîmes in February.[11]
On 16 January 2025, Sané joined Hong Kong Premier League club Kowloon City.[12]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 January 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Rennes II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | ||
| Laval (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Laval II (loan) | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Red Star | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | Championnat National | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 13 | ||
| Total | 63 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 17 | ||
| Sochaux | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| Total | 58 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15 | ||
| Al-Taawoun | 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2022–23 | I-League | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 19 | 10 | |
| Nîmes | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
| Kowloon City | 2024–25 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 230 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 69 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, King Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Baji Rout Cup
Honours
- Churchill Brothers
- Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[16]
