Ludovic Sané

Ludovic Sané
Personal information
Full nameLudovic Lamine Sané
Date of birth22 March 1987
Place of birthVilleneuve-sur-Lot, France
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bordeaux
Number6
Youth career
1997–2003US Lormont
2003–2006Stade Bordelais
2008–2009Bordeaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Agde25(1)
2007–2008US Lormont
2009–Bordeaux154(6)
National team‡
2010–Senegal25(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2011

Ludovic Lamine Sané (born 22 March 1987) is a Senegalese international footballer who plays for French club Bordeaux in Ligue 1. He occupies the holding midfielder position, but can also be deployed in central defence. He initially starred for a host of amateur clubs before signing with Bordeaux at the start of the 2008–09 season.

Football career

Early career

Sané was born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in southwestern France and began his football career playing for local club US Lormont on the outskirts of Bordeaux. He later joined Stade Bordelais before signing a contract with Championnat de France amateur club RCO Agde at the age of 19. Sané spent one season at Agde appearing in 25 matches scoring one goal. Following the season, he returned to Lormont and spent a season playing in the Division d'Honneur. During the summer of 2008, Sané jumped five divisions signing a three-year professional contract with Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.[1]

Bordeaux

Sané initially played with the club's reserve team upon his arrival appearing in 15 matches during the 2008–09 season. While playing with the amateurs, the young player impressed manager Laurent Blanc and assistant Jean-Louis Gasset. For the 2009–10 pre-season, Sané featured regularly and performed well, most notably in a 3–1 win over Spanish club Athletic Bilbao after appearing as a second-half substitute. On 19 September 2009, Sané was called up to the first team for the first time for Bordeaux's league match against Boulogne. He didn't appear in the match, but eventually became a regular in the first 18 often appearing on the bench as a backup for French international Alou Diarra. On 3 November, Sané made his professional debut in the club's 2–0 victory over German club Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League appearing as a substitute in the 84th minute. The following month, he earned his first start playing the entire match in Bordeaux's 1–0 victory over Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. Sané made his league debut four days later in Bordeaux's important tie with Lyon. Bordeaux won the match 1–0 with Sané playing the full 90 minutes.

On 8 January 2010, Sané agreed to a contract extension with Bordeaux which will tie him to the club until 2014. He scored his first goal for Bordeaux in a 3–1 loss to Olympique de Marseille in a Coupe de la Ligue final at the Stade de France.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 14 June 2013)

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Agde 2006–07 25100—251
Total 25100—251
Bordeaux 2009–10 1715160282
2010–11 33240—372
2011–12 32210—332
2012–13 3311091422
Total 11561111511418
Career total 14071111511669

Personal life

Ludovic's younger brother Salif Sané is also a professional footballer.[2]

Honours

Bordeaux

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Supercup

References

  1. ↑ Badji, Mamadou Lamine (2012). "Lamine SANÉ : un Ludovic incarné" [Lamine SANÉ : Ludovic incarnate] (in French). Enquete Plus.
  2. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (30 May 2013). "Senegal's Salif Sane signs for German club Hannover". BBC Sport.

External links