Salif Sané

Salif Sané
Personal information
Date of birth25 August 1990
Place of birthLormont, France
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Hannover 96
Number5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Bordeaux4(0)
2011–2012Nancy (loan)32(2)
2011–2012Nancy II (loan)3(0)
2012–2013Nancy34(3)
2012–2013Nancy II1(0)
2013–Hannover 9616(2)
2013–Hannover 96 II1(0)
National team
2013–Senegal[1]4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2013

Salif Sané (born 25 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Hannover 96 as a defender.[2]

Early and personal life

Sané was born in Lormont, France to Senegalese parents.[2] His older brother is fellow footballer Ludovic Sané.[2]

Career

Club career

Born in Lormont, Sané spent his early career playing club football in France for Bordeaux, Nancy and Nancy II.[3][4] In June 2012 Sané rejected an offer from Belgian club Anderlecht.[5] 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.[2][6]

International career

In September 2012, Sané announced his intention to play international football for Senegal.[7] He received his first international call up from Senegal in May 2013.[2] He made his international debut later that year, and he has played in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[8] In December 2014 he was named as part of Senegal's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]

References

  1. Salif Sané at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 May 2013). "Senegal's Salif Sane signs for German club Hannover". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. Salif Sané French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
  4. Salif Sané profile at Soccerway
  5. "S.Sané parti pour rester" (in French). Mercato365. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Salif Sane" (in German). Hannover 96. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. Okeleji, Oluwashina (25 September 2012). "Salif Sane seeks place in Senegal team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. Salif SanéFIFA competition record
  9. Oluwashina Okeleji (26 December 2014). "Nations Cup 2015: Demba Ba omitted from Senegal squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.