Leroy Sané

He is the son of former German rhythmic gymnast and 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Regina Weber, and former footballer and Senegalese international Souleymane Sané.

He was named Leroy in honour of Claude Le Roy, a former head coach of his father.

His father met his mother while playing professionally for SG Wattenscheid 09.

Souleymane Sané was raised in France; he moved to Germany through his service in the French Army.

Sané's two brothers, Kim and Sidi, have played for the youth side or second XI of major German football clubs.

Leroy Aziz Sané (born 11 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

He is known for his pace and dribbling ability.

Sané was born on 11 January 1996 in Essen, Germany and was raised near the Lohrheidestadion, Wattenscheid.

Sané began playing football in 2001 for the youth team of SG Wattenscheid 09.

In 2005, he joined Schalke 04.

Three years later, he joined Bayer Leverkusen, before returning to the Schalke youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) in 2011.

Sané made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in 2014 and transferred to Manchester City in 2016 for an initial £37 million fee.

On 21 March 2014, Sané signed a three-year professional contract with Schalke ending on 30 June 2017.

He made his Bundesliga debut on 20 April 2014 against VfB Stuttgart.

He replaced Max Meyer after 77 minutes in a 3–1 away defeat.

He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 home defeat to 1. FC Köln on 13 December.

Sané made his senior international debut for Germany in November 2015 and was part of their squad that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.

On 11 March 2015, Sané scored in his first UEFA Champions League match in a 4–3 victory over Real Madrid, although his side were knocked out of the competition on 5–4 aggregate.

On 2 August 2016, Sané joined Premier League club Manchester City, signing a five-year contract for a reported £37 million transfer fee, with performance-related add-ons potentially making the fee £46.5 million.

He made his debut in a 1–2 win in the Manchester derby against Manchester United on 10 September.

His first goal for City came in a 2–1 home win against Arsenal in the Premier League on 18 December.

He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 2017–18, becoming the first and so far only German player to win the award, after helping City win the Premier League and EFL Cup.

Following a spell on the sidelines due to injury, Sané made his return in a game against Tottenham Hotspur and scored in the 2–2 draw at the City of Manchester Stadium on 21 January 2017.

On 28 January, he scored in a 3–0 away win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round match.

On 21 February, Sané scored in a 5–3 comeback win over Monaco in the Champions League round of 16 first leg match.

On 1 March, he scored in a 5–1 home win over Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup fifth round replay match.

Four days later, on 5 March, he scored in a 2–0 away win over Sunderland.

On 15 March, Sané scored in the return fixture of the Champions League tie against Monaco; however, City lost 1–3, knocking them out from the tournament on away goals.

On 2 April, Sané scored the opening goal in an eventual 2–2 draw with Arsenal.

On 15 April, he scored in a 3–0 win over Southampton.

In July 2017, Sané said he believed his debut season at City had been limited by his inability to breathe through his nose.

He said he particularly suffered during matches, with his constantly blocked nose hampering his performance and causing him intense frustration.

He opted to have corrective surgery during the off-season break.

Although this caused him to miss that year's FIFA Confederations Cup, he said his chronic nasal congestion was becoming increasingly unbearable for him and that he wished to enter the next season feeling happy and healthy.

Sané scored his first two goals of the 2017–18 season in City's 5–0 home win against Liverpool on 9 September 2017.

On 20 September, he scored twice in a 2–1 away win over West Bromwich Albionin the third-round match of the League Cup.

On 23 September, he scored in a 5–0 win over Crystal Palace.

On 14 October, he scored in a 7–2 win over Stoke City.

On 21 October, he scored in a 3–0 win over Burnley.

On 28 October, he scored in a 3–2 away win over West Bromwich Albion.