Leo Sauer

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Leo Sauer
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Žilina B 5 (0)
2022–2023Feyenoord (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Feyenoord 11 (2)
International career
2021–2022 Slovakia U17 13 (2)
2023 Slovakia U19 7 (1)
2023– Slovakia U20 4 (0)
2023– Slovakia U21 1 (0)
2024– Slovakia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024

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

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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] On 26 March 2024, Sauer became the youngest ever player to play for the national team after coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Norway. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Žilina B 2021–22 Slovak 2. Liga 5050
Žilina 2022–23 Slovak First Football League 710071
Feyenoord 2023–24 Eredivisie 101002 [lower-alpha 1] 000121
Career total222002000242
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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References

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  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
  10. > "Feyenoorder Sauer schrijft geschiedenis bij debuut voor Slowakije" [Feyenoorder Sauer writes history with debut for Slovakia] (in Dutch). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.