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Revision as of 19:33, 6 March 2019
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Maroua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panionios (on loan from Olympiacos) | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2018 | Panionios | 29 | (1) |
| 2018– | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Panionios (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cameroon U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2015– | Cameroon | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2019 | |||
Banana Yaya (born 29 July 1991) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Panionios on loan from Olympiacos.[2]
Career
In June 2009, Yaya signed with Tunisian club Espérance Sportive de Tunis where he started his professional playing career.[3] He signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard from Espérance Tunis on 17 January 2012.[4]
Yaya was sent on loan to Swiss club Lausanne-Sport for the 2013–14 season.[5]
On 30 July 2014, he signed for Greek Super League side Platanias for an undisclosed fee.[6] He immediately became the undisputed leader of the club's defense.
On 23 June 2017, after the end of his contract with Platanias, he joined Panionios, remaining in the Super League.[7] He signed for Olympiacos F.C. in the 2018 summer transfer window. On 17 August 2018, two weeks before the closure of transfer window, returned to Panionios on a season-long loan as he was not in the plans of Olympiacos coach Pedro Martins..[8]
International career
Yaya made his debut for Cameroon starting against Thailand in a friendly match in March 2015.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2017 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  Zambia |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ a b "Yaya Banana". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Yaya Banana set to return to Panionios". www.sdna.gr. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.cameroonweb.com/CameroonHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=321518
- ^ "Yaya, Banana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
External links
- Banana Yaya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Banana Yaya at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Maroua
- Association football central defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- Platanias F.C. players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Cameroon under-20 international footballers
- Cameroon international footballers