Yao Junior 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	26	(0)
2008–2009	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	12	(1)
2000–2011	Dibba Al-Hisn	24	(9)
International career
2004-2010	Togo	36	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Football career

Sènaya spent his entire professional career in Switzerland, playing for many teams, but only FC Thun in the Swiss Super League.

He was released by FC La Chaux-de-Fonds in summer 2008 and rounded off his career in the United Arab Emirates.

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

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.

External links

• Junior Sènaya at fluctuat.net
• "Yao Junior Sènaya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
• Yao Junior Sènaya – FIFA competition record (archived)