Ibou Sané (born 28 March 2005) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for FrenchLigue 3 club Amiens, on loan from Ligue 2 club Metz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Diégoune, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Amiens (on loan from Metz) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Génération Foot | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 | Génération Foot | ||
| 2023– | Metz | 47 | (4) |
| 2023– | Metz B | 17 | (13) |
| 2026– | → Amiens (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Senegal U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:11, 17 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 22 July 2023, Sané signed for French Ligue 1 club Metz on a five-year contract.[2][3] He had been expected to leave Génération Foot for Metz two years prior, but a knee injury in November 2021 had postponed his transfer.[4][5]
On 2 February 2026, Sané moved on loan to Amiens in Ligue 2 until the end of the 2025–26 season.[6]
International career
editSané is a Senegal youth international. He won the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, making two appearances and scoring one goal in the competition.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 5 | ||
| Metz B | 2023–24 | National 3 | 10 | 13 | — | — | 10 | 13 | ||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 13 | — | — | 17 | 13 | ||||
| Amiens (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 69 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 19 | ||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Ibou Sané at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 "Ibou Sané et Sadibou Sané rejoignent les Grenats !". 17 December 2023 (in French). FC Metz. 22 July 2023.
- ↑ Sabin, Léo (15 December 2023). "Mercato Metz : Un transfert messin cible de grandes incertitudes à cause des choix de Bölöni ?". Score.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "FC Metz : Le " Bébé " Flingueur En Approche ?". Socios FC Metz (in French). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "FC Metz : Ibou Sané "Le Bébé Flingueur" A Frappé !". Socios FC Metz (in French). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "Ibou Sané est Amiénois !" [Ibou Sané is at Amiens!] (in French). Amiens SC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ Jeangeorge, Thomas (2 August 2023). "FC Metz : Ibou et Sadibou Sané, les deux dernières recrues sénégalaises, veulent découvrir la Ligue 1". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ Ibou Sané at Soccerway