Ibou Sané

Ibou Sané
Personal information
Date of birth	28 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Diégoune [fr], Senegal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Metz
Number	9
Youth career
	Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–2023	Génération Foot
2023–	Metz
2023–	Metz B
International career‡
	Senegal U17
2023–	Senegal U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:11, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Ibou Sané (born 28 March 2005) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Metz.

Club career

On 22 July 2023, Sané signed for Ligue 1 club Metz on a five-year contract.^[1]^[2] He had been expected to leave Génération Foot for Metz two years prior, but a knee injury in November 2021 had postponed his transfer.^[3]^[4]

International career

Sané 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.^[1]

Honours

Génération Foot

Ligue 1: 2022–23^[5]

Senegal U20

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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

[:0-1] "Ibou Sané et Sadibou Sané rejoignent les Grenats !". 17 December 2023 (in French). FC Metz. 22 July 2023.

[2] 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.

[3] "FC Metz : Le " Bébé " Flingueur En Approche ?". Socios FC Metz (in French). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[4] "FC Metz : Ibou Sané "Le Bébé Flingueur" A Frappé !". Socios FC Metz (in French). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[5] 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.

[6] Ibou Sané at Soccerway

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