![]() Sauer with Slovakia in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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 | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rača | |||
2014–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
2018–2022 | Žilina | ||
2022–2023 | Feyenoord | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Žilina B | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Žilina | 7 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Feyenoord | 13 | (2) |
2024–2025 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 31 | (7) |
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 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:15, 19 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2025 |
Leo Sauer (born 16 December 2005) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord, and the Slovakia national team. [1]
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]
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 Slovak 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]
On 12 August 2024, Sauer moved on a season-long loan to NAC Breda. [8]
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 in Argentina. [9]
On 5 October 2023, at the age of only 17, coach Francesco Calzona called him to the Slovak senior national team. [10] 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. [11]
He was included in the Slovakia squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany in June 2024. [12] He made his tournament debut 21 June, becoming the youngest ever Slovak player at a final tournament. [13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Žilina B | 2021–22 | Slovak 2. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Žilina | 2022–23 | Slovak First Football League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Career total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
Feyenoord