Banana Yaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Maroua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Panionios | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Achille FC Yaouande | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | ES Tunis | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Sochaux | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Platanias | 79 | (2) |
| 2017– | Panionios | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cameroon U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2015– | Cameroon | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015 | |||
Banana Yaya (born 29 July 1991) is a Cameroonian professional football player who plays as a central defence or as a right back for Panionios in the Superleague.[1] He weighs in at 108 kg and is 1.92m tall.
Career
In June 2009, Yaya signed with Tunisian Top Club Espérance Sportive de Tunis where he started his professional playing career.[2] He signed for Sochaux from Espérance Tunis on 17 January 2012.[3]
Yaya was sent on loan to Swiss club Lausanne-Sport for the 2013-14 season.[4] On 30 July 2014, he signed for Superleague side Platanias F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[5] He immediately became the undisputed leader of the club's defense.
On 19 October 2016, it seems that the Cameroonian international central defender has attracted interest from Turkey ahead of the January transfer season. The current contract of the 23-year-old international expires at summer of 2017 and the administration of cretan club would be extremely interested in extending it or selling him immediately, in order to make an important profit and strengthen the team's squad. On 23 June 2017, after the end of his contract with Platanias, he joined Panionios, remaining to the Super League.[6]
International career
Yaya made his debut for Cameroon starting against Thailand in a friendly match in March 2015.[7]
Honours
Club
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis
References
- ↑ "Banana YAYA" FIFA. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ↑ Yaya Bananana : de Diable Rouge de Maroua aux Lions
- ↑ "Yaya Banana signs at Sochaux" (in French). Football Club Sochaux. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ "Banana (Sochaux) prêté à Lausanne" [Banana (Sochaux) on loan to Lausanne] (in French). lequipe.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Yaya Banana for Platanias F.C.". www.chaniapost.eu. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Il camerunese Yaya Banana riparte dal Panionios" (in Italian). www.tuttomercatoweb.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ http://www.cameroonweb.com/CameroonHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=321518
External links
- Profile at MTNFootball.com
- Banana Yaya – FIFA competition record
- Banana Yaya at Soccerway