Tobias Sana

Tobias Tigjani Sana (born 11 July 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS.

Club career

Qviding FIF Sana began his professional football career in 2007–2008, playing for Qviding FIF, having spent his youth years playing for Marieholm BoIK, followed by Västra Frölunda IF, from where he was recruited to play for Qviding FIF in the Swedish Division 1 Södra and Superettan, the third and second tier of Swedish professional football. He made 28 appearances in two years, in the regular season for the club from Gothenburg, scoring twice.

IFK Göteborg In 2009 Sana signed with IFK Göteborg making his debut in the Allsvenskan league, the top tier in Swedish football. A special clause in his contract allowed for him to return to his former club on a loan basis in 2009, before fully committing himself to IFK Göteborg. During the first half of the 2012 season Sana was a first team regular and rated among many as one of the team's best players. Despite that, the team had a disappointing season and Sana only scored two goals and made no assists.

AFC Ajax On 1 August 2012, Sana signed a three-year deal with Dutch giants AFC Ajax. IFK Göteborg received €350,000 for the right-winger. On 19 August 2012, Sana earned his first start for AFC Ajax and immediately paid back the support from the manager by scoring his first two Eredivisie goals, and earning himself the Man of the Match award.

Malmö FF Swedish champions Malmö FF announced on 14 January 2015 that they had signed Sana on a four-year contract.

AGF On 8 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with AGF, who play in the Danish Superliga.

IFK Göteborg On 10 August 2019, Sana signed a three-year contract with IFK Göteborg and by doing so returned to the club he played for between 2009 and 2012.

At the beginning of May 2022, Sana was suspended from the club, which later led to him being forced to leave IFK Göteborg on 19 May 2022.

International career Born to a Burkinabé father and a Swedish mother, Sana has been eligible to represent either Burkina Faso or Sweden on international level. He chose to represent Sweden, his country of birth, receiving his first call up on 2 October 2012 to play in the World Cup qualifying matches against Faroe Islands and Germany. Not making an appearance against the Faroe Islands, he made his debut for Sweden on 16 October 2012 in the match against Germany, which ended in a 4–4 tie. His second appearance for Sweden came in the friendly match against England on 14 November 2012, which ended in a 4–2 win for Sweden.

Personal life Sana was born in Sweden, his father is from Burkina Faso, and his mother is from Sweden. Sana holds dual citizenship, but plays for the Sweden national team. Burkina Faso expressed interest in adding the young footballer to their national squad, however Sana expressed his desire to play for the Sweden national team, being the country of his birth. His younger brother Muba is also a footballer and plays for BK Häcken since 2012.

Career statistics

Tobias Sana playing for Malmö FF against FC Salzburg in 2015.

Club

International

Eredivisie: 2012–13, 2013–14 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2013

Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2016

IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen: 2019–20

BK Häcken Allsvenskan: 2022

Individual Årets ärkeängel (IFK Göteborg player who have shown great loyalty to the club): 2021