Salif Sané
Senegalese footballer (born 1990)
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Salif Sané (born 25 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mérignac.[3]
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Sané with Senegal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Salif Sané[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lormont, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
- 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 | |
