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.

Football career

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

Yao Junior Sènaya

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

Yao Junior Sènaya

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

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.

External links

Profile on BBC Sport

Profile on ESPN

Togo World Cup squad - Guardian.co.uk

Junior Sènaya at fluctuat.net

1984 births

Living people

Footballers from Lomé

Togolese men's footballers

Togolese expatriate men's footballers

Togo men's international footballers

2002 African Cup of Nations players

2006 Africa Cup of Nations players

2006 FIFA World Cup players

2010 Africa Cup of Nations players

FC Concordia Basel players

FC Thun players

FC Basel players

Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club players

Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club players

UAE First Division League players

Swiss Super League players

SC Young Fellows Juventus players

FC Wangen bei Olten players

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players

Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Men's association football forwards

Men's association football midfielders

21st-century Togolese people