SOCCER PLAYER
Souleymane Sané
1961 - Today

Souleymane Sané
Souleymane Jean Sané (born 26 February 1961) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the father of Germany forward Leroy Sané. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Souleymane Sané is the 1,909th most popular soccer player (down from 1,427th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 15th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Senegalese Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Souleymane Sané ranks 1,909 out of 21,273. Before him are Isacio Calleja, Paulo Autuori, Abel Balbo, Joaquín Caparrós, Juan Carlos Lorenzo, and Iñigo Martínez. After him are Fernando Llorente, Ryuichi Sugiyama, Djamel Zidane, Joshua Kimmich, Albert Brülls, and Paulo César Carpegiani.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsacio Calleja
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,907
Paulo Autuori
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,908
Abel Balbo
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,909
Joaquín Caparrós
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,910
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
1922 - 2001
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,911
Iñigo Martínez
1991 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,912
Souleymane Sané
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,913
Fernando Llorente
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,914
Ryuichi Sugiyama
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,915
Djamel Zidane
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,916
Joshua Kimmich
1995 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,917
Albert Brülls
1937 - 2004
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,918
Paulo César Carpegiani
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,919
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Souleymane Sané ranks 179. Before him are Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Elias Koteas, Lui Morais, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Tom Perez, and Eugenio Derbez. After him are Pierluigi Martini, Bob Peterson, Raymond Cruz, Katherine Kelly Lang, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and Doris Dragović.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsPorfirije, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 173
Elias Koteas
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 174
Lui Morais
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 175
Jean-Christophe Grangé
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 176
Tom Perez
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 177
Eugenio Derbez
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 178
Souleymane Sané
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 179
Pierluigi Martini
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 180
Bob Peterson
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 181
Raymond Cruz
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 182
Katherine Kelly Lang
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 183
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 184
Doris Dragović
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 185
In Senegal
Among people born in Senegal, Souleymane Sané ranks 18 out of 138. Before him are Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow (1921), Sadio Mané (1992), Lamine Diack (1933), Patrice Evra (1981), Jean-Pierre Adams (1948), and Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1936). After him are Mame Madior Boye (1940), Safi Faye (1943), Mamadou Dia (1910), Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946), Jacques Diouf (1938), and Mahammed Dionne (1959).
Others born in Senegal
Go to all RankingsAmadou-Mahtar M'Bow
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 12
Sadio Mané
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 13
Lamine Diack
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 14
Patrice Evra
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 15
Jean-Pierre Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 16
Théodore-Adrien Sarr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 17
Souleymane Sané
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 18
Mame Madior Boye
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 19
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 20
Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 21
Ba Mamadou Mbaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 22
Jacques Diouf
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2019
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 23
Mahammed Dionne
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2024
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 24
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Senegal
Among soccer players born in Senegal, Souleymane Sané ranks 6. Before him are Patrick Vieira (1976), Ali Dia (1965), Sadio Mané (1992), Patrice Evra (1981), and Jean-Pierre Adams (1948). After him are Idrissa Gueye (1989), Aliou Cissé (1976), Ibrahim Ba (1973), Papa Bouba Diop (1978), El Hadji Diouf (1981), and Abdoulaye Faye (1978).
Patrick Vieira
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1
Ali Dia
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
Sadio Mané
1992 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3
Patrice Evra
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 4
Jean-Pierre Adams
1948 - 2021
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 5
Souleymane Sané
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 6
Idrissa Gueye
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 7
Aliou Cissé
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 8
Ibrahim Ba
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 9
Papa Bouba Diop
1978 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 10
El Hadji Diouf
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 11
Abdoulaye Faye
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 12