“Leroy Sane Never Wanted To Be A Footballer a story to inspire Nigerian youths if you have always had dreams or visions of those things you never want to become is high time you take a step back to reflect and I hope this story inspires someone, read more of the story.
Leroy Aziz Sané was born on the 11th of January 1996 in Essen, Germany by Souleyman Sané (father) and Regina Weber (mother).
His parents were migrant; his father with origin from Senegal migrated to Germany for footballing reasons. His mum Regina Weber has her origin from France. She settled in Germany after given an opportunity in gymnastics.
When you bring Footballer and Gymnastics together, it is clear the genetics can produce something rather special. The end product was the magical one, that is; Leroy Sane. He is one who inherited his balance from Mum and speed from his Dad. For many, it was indeed, a good fortune of having two professional athletes for parents.
Sane during his childhood never wanted to be a footballer. In his words, “I never wanted to be a footballer. I thought of becoming an astronaut but later realized it wasn’t my calling. When I was 16 or 17, I didn’t go to parties. I had only one hobby – the ball.”
In conversations with those who know Sane best, a picture has emerged of a family of rare sporting talent. Sane was brought up in the district of Wattenscheid, amid the industrial heartlands of the Ruhr Valley.
It was at age of eight that young Leroy left Wattenscheid for Schalke. ‘At that age, he has a brilliant left foot,’ says Rohnert, his youth coach.
Though he joined Schalke in 2005, he spent three years playing junior football with Bayer Leverkusen before returning to Schalke in 2011. He signed his first professional contract with Schalke in March 2014.
He made his Bundesliga debut a month later against VfB Stuttgart. Sane also made his debut for Germany Under-21s against Denmark in September 2015. His performance at Schalke led to the city’s acquisition. The rest, as they say, is history.
Leroy Sane family Life has been one many footballer would love to emulate. It is a family of real sporting prowess.
Leroy’s father Souleymane Sane was a Bundesliga star and Senegal international. He spent parts of his career in the top tiers of German football with FC Nurnberg and SG Wattenscheid.
He was a powerful and speedy footballer during his time. He was known to have run 100m with the ball in 10.7 seconds during his time. “Samy” as he is popularly called found the net 51 times in 174 Bundesliga outings, and scored 65 in 152 appearances in the second tier.
He is special because of his technique, balance, shooting and speed. Also, Sane’s party-piece is his ability to ‘nutmeg’ his opponents – knock it through their legs.
As he says— “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.”
When he is compared to another player who witnessed similar fame, A young Ryan Giggs would be a good comparison. Giggs could play everywhere on the pitch, he was always moving. Leroy is a little more old-fashioned, like Giggs at the beginning. Leroy is on the wing and he stays on the wing, he likes to have the chalk on his boots.
‘He can also play behind the strikers. It’s a question of age. If you want to play at Manchester City at his age, normally the best way to get in would be to play out wide at the start. After a while, he will play in behind. He is so fast that you can’t stop him.’
Leroy Sane has been crowned as the most expensive German footballer of all time. His transfer to Man City was that of true significance. Manchester City has paid Schalke an initial £37million but the deal rose to £42m after certain add-on fees were fulfilled.
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