Yao Junior Sènaya

Yao Séyram Junior Sènaya (born April 19, 1984, in Lomé) is a Togolese former football player who played as a striker or a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Yao Mawuko Sènaya.

Junior Sènaya
Personal information
Full name Yao Séyram Junior Sènaya
Date of birth (1984-04-19) April 19, 1984
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 FC Wangen bei Olten
2002–2004 Basel B
2004–2005 FC Concordia Basel 18 (2)
2005–2006 YF Juventus 25 (9)
2006 FC Thun 2 (0)
2006–2007 YF Juventus 12 (1)
2007–2008 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 5 (0)
2008–2009 Al Jazirah Al Hamra
2000–2011 Dibba Al-Hisn
International career‡
2004– Togo 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2006

Football career

Sènaya spent his entire professional career in Switzerland, playing for many teams, including FC Basel.

He was released by FC La Chaux-de-Fonds in summer 2008.

International

He is a key part of the Togo national team, having played in both the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where he appeared in all three games in which Togo competed.

Yao Junior Sènaya is easily identified on the field due to his more "exotic" haircuts. He wore bleach blonde hair to the African Nations Cup in 2006.

He is a well-liked personality among Togo fans. Because of his popularity, former Togo coach Tchalile Bana was obliged to seek police protection after Sènaya was substituted during a 2002 World Cup qualifier against rival Angola.


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