Banana Yaya (born 29 July 1991) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Banana Yaya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Maroua, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Trouville-Deauville | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Achille FC Yaouande | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | ES Tunis | 15 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Sochaux | 26 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Platanias | 79 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Panionios (loan) | 49 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 21 | (3) |
| 2022 | Bengaluru | 5 | (12) |
| 2023– | AS Trouville-Deauville | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cameroon U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Cameroon | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:49, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 12 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIn June 2009, Yaya signed with Tunisian club Espérance Sportive de Tunis where he started his professional playing career.[3] After rumours linking him with English Championship giants Leeds United Banana 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 Olympiacos, remaining in the Super League.[7] On the same day he was loaned to Panionios on a season-long loan, as he was not in the plans of Olympiacos coach.[8] His loan was extended for another year.[citation needed]
On 4 December 2019, his contract with Olympiacos was terminated without making a single appearance for the club.[citation needed]
On 1 February 2022, it was announced that Bengaluru FC signed Yaya on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season.[9]
International career
editYaya made his debut for Cameroon starting against Thailand in a friendly match in March 2015.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of matches played on 12 July 2019[11]
| Cameroon national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 6 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[11]
| 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 |
| 2. | 25 June 2019 | Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt |  Guinea-Bissau |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
editIndividual
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Cameron" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Yaya Banana". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. 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.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Cameroonian defender Yaya Banana". The Times of India. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Thailand 2-3 CMR: Ndassi spares Lions blushes | Soccer News 2015-03-30". www.cameroonweb.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Yaya, Banana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "2011 CAF Awards". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "CAF - CAF Awards - Previous Editions - 2011". CAF. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links
edit- Banana Yaya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Banana Yaya at Soccerway