Leroy Sané

Sané in 2018, photo by katatonia82/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Leroy Aziz Sané

Place of Birth: Essen, Germany

Date of Birth: 11 January, 1996

Ethnicity:
*Senegalese (father)
*German (mother)

Leroy Sané is a German professional footballer. He plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team. He has also played for Schalke 04 and Manchester City.

Leroy is the son of German gymnast Regina Weber, a Bronze Medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games, and footballer and Senegalese international Souleyman “Samy” Sané. His father was born in Dakar, and moved to France at the age of four; he played as a striker. He moved to Germany through service in the German army. Leroy’s mother was born in Winsen an der Luhe, Niedersachsen. He was named after his father’s head coach, Claude Le Roy. Leroy’s brother is professional footballer Sidi Sané.

His paternal grandparents were diplomats.

He also has French citizenship.