Leo Sauer
Slovak footballer (born 2005)
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Leo Sauer (born 16 December 2005) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Slovakia national team.[1]
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Sauer with Slovakia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 16 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rača | |||
| 2014–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| 2018–2022 | Žilina | ||
| 2022–2023 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Žilina B | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Žilina | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Feyenoord | 32 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Slovakia U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | Slovakia U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Slovakia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slovakia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slovakia | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:12, 8 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Early life
Sauer grew up with his parents in Bratislava. He has an older brother called Mário who is also a footballer, both attended the Secondary Sports School in Žilina.[2]
Club career
Sauer started his football career with Slovan Bratislava. In the summer of 2018 he moved to the youth academy MŠK Žilina.[3] Sauer made his debut in the Slovak 2. Liga for Žilina B on 27 February 2022 against FC Petržalka.[4]
Sauer joined Feyenoord initially on loan from MŠK Žilina in 2022, but in April 2023 signed a three-year professional contract with the Dutch club.[5][6] On 20 August 2023, Sauer made his debut for the club in an away match against Sparta Rotterdam by coming in at half-time, scoring the 2–2 in the added time to secure a point for the club.[7]
On 12 August 2024, Sauer moved on a season-long loan to NAC Breda.[8]
International career
Sauer played for the Slovakia U-19 side alongside his older brother, Mario Sauer. Both were selected for the Slovakia U-20 side to compete at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[9]
On 5 October 2023, at the age of only 17, coach Francesco Calzona called him to the Slovak senior national team.[10] On 26 March 2024, Sauer became the youngest ever player to play for the national team after coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Norway.[11]
He was included in the Slovakia squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany in June 2024.[12] He made his tournament debut 21 June, becoming the youngest ever Slovak player at a final tournament.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žilina B | 2021–22 | Slovak 2. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Žilina | 2022–23 | Slovak First League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14 | ||
- Includes Slovak Cup, KNVB Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Feyenoord
