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 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Sochaux | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Platanias | 79 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Panionios (loan) | 49 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 21 | (2) |
| 2022 | Bengaluru | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | AS Trouville-Deauville | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cameroon U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Cameroon | 16 | (2) |
| *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) | |||
Career
In 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
Yaya made his debut for Cameroon starting against Thailand in a friendly match in March 2015.[10]
Career statistics
International
- 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
- 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
Individual
References
External links
- Banana Yaya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Banana Yaya at Soccerway