Tobias Sana
 Sana with IFK Göteborg in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Tigjani Sana | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ajax | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marieholms BoIK | |||
| Västra Frölunda IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Qviding FIF | 28 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | IFK Göteborg | 53 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Qviding FIF (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012– | Ajax | 17 | (4) |
| 2013– | → Jong Ajax | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:05, 27 June 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Tobias Tigjani Sana (born 11 July 1989) is a Swedish footballer of both Swedish and Burkinabé descent who plays for Ajax as a winger.[1]
Club career
Qviding FIF
Tobias Sana began his professional football career in 2007–2008, playing for Qviding FIF, having spent his youth years playing for Marieholms BoIK, followed by Västra Frölunda IF, from where he was recruited to play for Qviding FIF in the Swedish Division 1 Södra and Superettan, the third and second tier of Swedish professional football. He made 28 appearances in two years, in the regular season for the club from Gothenburg, scoring twice.
IFK Göteborg
In 2009 Tobias signed with IFK Göteborg making his debut in the Allsvenskan league, the top tier in Swedish football. A special clause in his contract allowed for him to return to his former club on a loan basis in 2009, before fully committing himself to IFK Göteborg. During the first half of the 2012 season Sana was a first team regular and rated among many as one of the team's best players. Despite that, the team had a disappointing season and Tobias Sana only scored two goals and made no assists.
AFC Ajax
On 1 August 2012 Tobias Sana signed a 3-year deal with Dutch giants AFC Ajax. IFK Göteborg received 350,000 euro for the right-winger. On 19 August 2012 Sana earned his first start for AFC Ajax and immediately paid back the support from the manager by scoring his first two Eredivisie goals, and earning himself the Man of the Match award.[2]
International career
Having been eligible to represent either Burkina Faso or Sweden on international level, Tobias Sana chose to represent Sweden, his country of birth, receiving his first call up on 2 October 2012 to play in the World Cup qualifying matches against Faroe Islands and Germany. Not making an appearance against the Faroe Islands, he made his debut for Sweden on 16 October 2012 in the match against Germany, which ended in a 4–4 tie. His second appearance for Sweden came in the friendly match against England on 14 November 2012, which ended in a 4–2 win for Sweden.[3]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2007 | Qviding FIF | Division 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Superettan | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Qviding FIF | Superettan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | IFK Göteborg | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Total | Sweden | 88 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 96 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 11 | ||
Personal life
Tobias Sana was born in Sweden, his father is from Burkina Faso, and his mother is from Sweden. Tobias holds dual citizenship, but plays for the Swedish national team. Burkina Faso has expressed interest in adding the young footballer to their national squad, however Tobias has also expressed his desire to play for the Swedish national team, being the country of his birth.[2] His younger brother Muba (born 30 August 1997 in Ghana) is a footballer too and plays since Summer 2012 for BK Häcken, previously played for the under-14 team of IK Zenith.[7]
Honours
Club
- Eredivisie (1): 2012–13
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2013
References
- ↑ "Officiellt: Tobias Sana har skrivit på för Ajax". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NEC 1–6 Ajax". soccerway. 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ↑ "Tobias Sana, Sweden's raw diamond". Eurosport. 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Tobias Sana profile". ESPN. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tobias Sana profile". Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tobias Sana profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Enfin, dans la famille Sana en Suède, il n’y a pas que Tobias qui joue. Le demi-frère du joueur de l’Ajax, celui-là totalement " Noir " Muba Sana, évolue avec les U-17 de BK Hacken en Suède.". LeFaso.net. 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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