Leo Sauer
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005
Place of birth Bratislava, Slovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 25
Youth career
Rača
2014–2018 Slovan Bratislava
2018–2022 Žilina
2022– Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Žilina B 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Feyenoord (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Feyenoord 8 (1)
International career
2021–2022 Slovakia U-17 6 (2)
2023 Slovakia U-19 5 (1)
2023– Slovakia U-20 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024

Leo Sauer (born 16 December 2005) is a Slovakian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Feyenoord and the Slovakia national under-20 team.[1]

Early life

Sauer grew up with his parents in Bratislava. He has an older brother called Mário who is also a footballer, both attended the Secondary Sports School in Žilina.[2]

Club career

Sauer started his football career with Slovan Bratislava. In the summer of 2018 he moved to the youth academy MŠK Žilina.[3] Sauer made his debut in the Slovakian 2. Liga for Žilina B on 27 February 2022 against FC Petržalka.[4]

Sauer joined Feyenoord initially on loan from MŠK Žilina in 2022, but in April 2023 signed a three-year professional contract with the Dutch club.[5][6] On 20 August 2023, Sauer made his debut for the club in an away match against Sparta Rotterdam by coming in at half-time, scoring the 2–2 in the added time to secure a point for the club.[7]

International career

Sauer played for the Slovakia U-19 side alongside his older brother, Mario Sauer. Both were selected for the Slovakia U-20 side to compete at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

On 5 October 2023, at the age of only 17, coach Francesco Calzona called him to the Slovak senior national team. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Leo Sauer". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "U18 – Leo Sauer: Feyenoord je bod na ceste k môjmu cieľu". Futbalsfz.sk. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "'Feyenoord is going to take over Sauer from MŠK Žilina'". fr12.nl. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "PETRZALKA VS. MSK 0-1". Soccerway. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Feyenoord light option in lease contract Leo Sauer". fr12.nl. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "FEYENOORD LICHT OPTIE IN HUURCONTRACT LEO SAUER". Onefootball.com. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Debutant Sauer (17) laat Feyenoord ontsnappen in Rotterdamse derby" [Debutant Sauer (17) makes Feyenoord escape in Rotterdam derby] (in Dutch). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Pančík, Vladimír (6 May 2023). "Namiesto debutu v prvom tíme Feyenoordu môže Leo Sauer zažiť účasť na MS U20 a to po boku brata Mária". Sport.Aktuality.sk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  9. ↑ https://sport.noviny.sk/futbal/842249-calzonov-vyber-cakaju-najdolezitejsie-zapasy-nominacia-slovenska-na-portugalsko
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