Abdoulaye Sané (born 15 October 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Abdoulaye Sané
Sané with Rennais in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Diouloulou, Senegal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
AS Douanes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 AS Douanes 16 (6)
2011–2016 Rennes 15 (0)
2012–2016Rennes II 34 (20)
2013Laval (loan) 4 (0)
2013Laval II (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2018 Red Star 63 (17)
2018–2020 Sochaux 58 (14)
2020–2021 Al-Taawoun 27 (3)
2022–2023 Churchill Brothers 17 (7)
2023–2024 Nîmes 6 (2)
2025 Kowloon City 13 (1)
International career
2011 Senegal U23 1 (1)
2011 Senegal 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 January 2012

Club career

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Sané began his career with AS Douanes in the Senegal Premier League. Following a successful trial in April 2011, he moved to Rennes in the July, signing a three-year deal.[1] After two years with Rennes, he was loaned to Laval to gain more playing time, in the French second tier.[2]

After becoming out of contract with Rennes in 2016, he signed with Red Star FC.[3][4]

After a successful 2017–18 season in the French third tier with Red Star FC in which he scored 15 goals, he signed with second-tier Sochaux on 1 June 2018.[5]

On 9 August 2020, Sané signed a two-year deal with Al-Taawoun.[6]

On 13 August 2022, Sané signed with I-League club Churchill Brothers on a one-year deal.[7] He took part in the 2022 Baji Rout Cup, where Churchill Brothers finished runners-up. He scored three goals in two appearances.[8] He made his league debut on 15 November against Rajasthan United in their 2–1 defeat.[9]

On 24 January 2024, Sané went on trial at Championnat National club Nîmes.[10] He eventually signed a contract that last until the end of the season with Nîmes in February.[11]

On 16 January 2025, Sané joined Hong Kong Premier League club Kowloon City.[12]

Personal life

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Sané holds Senegalese and French nationalities.[13][14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 January 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2011–12 Ligue 1 00100010
2012–13 1500020170
Total 150102000180
Rennes II 2012–13 CFA 2 9393
2014–15 4242
2015–16 21152115
Total 34200000003420
Laval (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 2 40000040
Laval II (loan) 2013–14 CFA 2 5050
Red Star 2016–17 Ligue 2 3441210366
2017–18 Championnat National 291300303213
Total 63171240006717
Sochaux 2018–19 Ligue 2 3342110365
2019–20 251000102610
Total 58142120006215
Al-Taawoun 2020–21 Saudi Professional League 27330303
Churchill Brothers 2022–23 I-League 17700231910
Nîmes 2023–24 Championnat National 62000062
Kowloon City 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 230 63 7 3 10 3 0 0 247 69

Honours

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  • Churchill Brothers
  • Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[16]

References

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  1. "Transferts : Sané signe trois ans". Stade Rennais Online (in French). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. "A. Sané prêté à Laval" [A. Sané loaned to Laval] (in French). lequipe.fr. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. "Abdoulaye Sané, de Rennes au Red Star" [Abdoulaye Sané, from Rennes to Red Star] (in French). lequipe.fr. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. "Abdoulaye Sané rejoint le Red Star". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. foot-national.com (1 June 2018). "Sochaux : Un buteur arrive de National (off)". Foot National (in French). Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "رسمياً.. التعاون يعلن اتفاقه مع المهاجم السنغالي عبدالله ساني". arabic.sport360.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "Churchill sign Senegalese forward Sane". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. "Rajasthan United beat Churchill Brothers on penalties to lift Baji Rout Cup 2022". footballcounter.com. 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  9. "Aizawl TRAU share spoils 10-man Rajasthan prevail over Churchill Brothers". theweek.in. The Week. Press Trust of India. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. "Nîmes Olympique : l'attaquant sénégalais Abdoulaye Sané à l'essai". midilibre.fr (in French). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  11. Sougey, Frédéric (18 April 2024). "National. Fin de saison pour Abdoulaye Sané (Nîmes Olympique)". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  12. "港超聯 九龍城法甲兵辛尼演地標戰:狀態得五成". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 19 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  13. "Joueur". Ligue1 (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  14. "Abdoulaye SANE -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  15. Abdoulaye Sané at Soccerway
  16. Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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