A look at the Top facts about Leroy Sane, including his career stats, childhood story, love life and his most interesting quotes.
As much as the 2019-20 season was a nightmare for Leroy Sane, he has been enjoying himself in the 2020-21 season. The versatile forward was about to join
Bayern Munichin 2019, with both clubs in agreement over his transfer. Yet Pep Guardiola's decision to play Sane in the Super Cup game against Liverpool proved a hazard as Sane heavily injured himself in his last game for Manchester City.
Without Sane, Bayern went on to conquer every possible trophy last season and it must have had a very bitter taste for young Leroy as he was sideline with injury for a whole year. Still, Bayern stuck by him and at the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Sane finally made his debut for The Bavarians.
Sane's form has been impressive in the early stages of the new season.so far he has scored two goals in four games and is looking set to become one of
Hansi Flick's starting players. With Sane in form in front of the goal, Bayern is looking forward to another historic campaign as few teams in Europe seen to be able to challenge them on the way to glory. Now let's have a look at the
top facts about Leroy Sane
.
In the following article we will take a look at the Top facts about Leroy Sane. First we present you with some of the general information.
Full Name
: Leroy Aziz Sane
Date and Place of Birth
: 11 January 1996/ Essen, Germany
Height & Weight:
Leroy Sane height is 1.84 m and he weighs 79 kg
Family Members
: Souleyman Sane (Father), Regina Weber (Mother), Kim and Sidi Sane (Brothers)
Marital Status
: Single
Wife/Girlfriend
: Candice Brook
Children
: one daughter named Rio Stella with Candice Brook
Current team
: Bayern Munchen
Jersey Number:
10 at Bayern Munchen and Germany National team
Zodiac Sign
: Capricorn
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Facts You Need to Know about Georgina Rodriguez, Ronaldo’s GirlfriendFirst part our article on top facts about Leroy Sane is about his birthday.
Leroy Sane Birthday
is at 11 January 1996. He was born in Essen, Germany. Leroy Sane nationality is German although he also has Senegalese roots.
Leroy Sane zodiac sign is Capricorn. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on 11th of January are:
Footballers
: Jamie Vardy, Emile Heskey, Bryan Robson, Michael Keane, Dani Carvajal and Sarah Walsh/
Actors and Actresses
: Amanda Peet/
Singers
: Mary J. Blige and Mustafa Sandal
At this part we will look at the top facts about
Leroy Sane Childhood
and the family and background he grew up in. Leroy Sane was born into a Sport-loving family. His father, Souleyman Sane is the former professional football player who even played for Senegal National Team.
One cool fact about Leroy's name is that His father chose Leroy's name in honor of Claude Le Roy, His former head coach.
Looking at Leroy's family background it is obvious that he has Athleticism in his DNA. Leroy Sane's father was raised in France. He later was moved to
Germanybecause of his services to the French army. While in Germany, Souleyman signed with Wattenscheid 09 (and later with Nuremberg) to pursue his footballing career and that’s where he met Leroy's mother, Regina Weber.
Regina Weber was also a famous athlete in Germany after winning the 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medal as a rhythmic gymnast. Leroy's two younger brothers, Sidi and Kim have followed his footsteps and currently are playing in
Schalke 04youth academies.
Having born in a family of athletes, Leroy was into sports from an early age. He recalled his parent's attitude toward his ambitions as an athlete in an interview:
"I have inherited pace from my dad, and in terms of the physical side with the balance, I have inherited that from my mum."
"For sure, my parents knew what I had to eat and how to prepare for training sessions and what behavior was needed in order to be serious about my football. But they weren't pushy, like you had to be a certain way."
The first known
Leroy Sane girlfriend
is Candice Brook, an American model, singer, and reality TV personality. The couple first met each other in 2017 and later that year officially announced that they are having a relationship.
Candice Brook was born on July 18, 1987 and is almost a decade older than Leroy. Candice Brook was born in New York. Her father was is a business man and her mother that works as an interior designer.
Candice Brook is often associated with the famous singer Rihanna, due to her looks. Candice Brook's Instagram account was very popular but she deactivated it after having a fight with, of all the people, the wife of Riyad Mahrez.
Leroy Sane girlfriend's relationship history reveals that she had a habit of dating famous celebrities. She was Chris Brown girlfriend for a while, but she also dated Safaree Samuels and the NBA player, Andre Drummond.
However her relationship with Leroy seems to be her strongest ever as they welcomed their first child, Rio Stella in September 2018. She is Candice's second child as she has a son, Tobias from a previous relationship.
The promising German forward is famous for his blistering pace and dribbling abilities with both feet.
Leroy Sane career
started in 2014 when he made his debut for Schalke's senior side, against Koln. He scored his first goal for the club on December 13, 2014, against
FC Koln, and his first European goal against Real Madrid in March 2015.
In total Sane spent three seasons at Schalke, scoring a total of 13 goals in 57 games.
Next move for Sane was to Manchester City, where he established himself as a world-class forward. Sane made his debut in 2016 against
Manchester United. On December of the same year he scored his first goal for the club during the Premier League match against Arsenal.
Leroy excellent performances in his debut season at the premier League earned him the Premier League Player of the Month award for October 2017 and at the end of the season, The PFA Young Player of the Year title.
Leroy Sane best season in terms of goal scoring was the 2018-19 season in which he scored 16 goals in 46 matches as
Manchester Citywon all the four titles of England's football. It was also his most successful season collectively and Manchester City only lost the Champions League title after getting eliminated at the hands of rivals, Tottenham in dramatic fashion.
Despite tasting glory in the 2018-19 season, Sane's story at Manchester City had a bitter ending as he sustained a torn ACL during the 2019 FA Community Shield against
Liverpool. Sane had his transfer to Bayern Munich done and it was supposed to be his last game for the Blues.
In total Sane spent three hugely successful seasons at Manchester City, scoring a total of 39 goals in 135 games and winning 7 collective and 2 individual awards.
After missing out of the entire year, Sane finally finalized his move to Bayern Munich. He has been in a fine form since the start of the season, registering 4 goals and 2 assists to his name.
On the international level Leroy Sane has scored 5 goal in his 23 games for Germany. He scored his first goal in a friendly game against
Russiaback in 2018. His most important goal for Germany was in a 3-2 win against Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2020 qualification.
Leroy Sane net worth
is estimated to be 7 million Dollars in 2020, including all of his properties and earnings.
Leroy Sane market value
is at €70.00m. He is ranked number 4 among all Bayern Munich players.
Leroy Sane salary
in 2020 is reportedly £385000-a-week.
According to Leroy Sane Transfermarket stats, he has played a total of 282 games for three clubs. He has scored 75 goals and has provided 75 assists for his team mates. Leroy Sane Transfermarket stats shows why he is considered among the best forwards in the football world.
Leroy Sane religion
is Islam. He is a Muslim by birth as his father was a Senegalese Muslim who immigrated to Europe in the 1980s.
The most interesting information on the top facts about
Leroy Sane tattoos
is that he has a huge tattoo done on his back, which shows himself celebrating a goal he scored against
Monacoin the Champions League.
Leroy Sane is active in social media. His
Instagram accountis so popular.
Leroy Sane Instagram
account has around 5.7 followers.
Leroy Sane Height
is 1.83 meters. He weights 76 kg. Leroy Sane position is attacking midfielder or forward.
Leroy Sane age
is 24.
Leroy has dual citizenship and could have played for France or Germany.
Leroy Sane's favorite meal is penne carbonara, a traditional Italian dish that cooks quickly.
According to Bayern Munich website Sane was the third-fastest player in the 2018/19 Premier League season with a top speed of 22 mph. At FC Bayern, only
Kingsley Coman(22.1 mph) and Alphonso Davies (22.6 mph) can top that in the current season.
Sane went to school in Gelsenkirchen along with some of his teammates from Schalke's youth team - including Fabian Reese and Donis Avdijaj.
Leroy Sane caused a controversy in Germany when he turned up for national team duty in a flamboyant outfit worth over €25.000.
Leroy Sane admitted in an interview that he is a huge fan of Coca-cola and often gulped down 2 liter bottles in a day.
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On comparing Kyle Walker's speed to his own:
Kyle Walker thinks he's quicker than me. In games, it's different: you run different distances, players are in different positions, so I don't know. But one day, we will see!
On his obsession with watching football matches:
I am not someone who watches every game from the Bundesliga, the Spanish League, or even the
Premier League. Of course, if there is a good game, like in the Champions League, I will watch it.
On Mesut Ozil's support on his first call up to Germany National team:
The first time I was called up for Germany, it was Mesut who decided to look after me. He told me if I ever had any kind of problem, he would try to help me out, and that is exactly what he did. For sure, he helped me a lot.
On his ability to nutmeg opposition players:
“I have been doing it a long time. When I was young, every time I played if I could nutmeg, I would do it. It’s not because I want to annoy the other player. In my head it’s a way of going past a defender and that’s why I do it”
On playing with his footballer dad:
I played with my father a lot when I was younger. Me and my brother would always say to him ‘come on, you must play with us!’ and every time he would go in the goal and we would take shots.”
We round up our article on the top facts about Leroy Sane with a list of his most notable achievements at club and international level.
With Manchester City:
Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19/ FA Cup: 2018–19/ EFL Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19/ FA Community Shield: 2018, 2019/ PFA Young Player of the Year: 2017–18/ Premier League Player of the Month: October 2017
With Bayern Munich:
: 2020
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