Banana Yaya

Yaya Banana (born 29 July 1991), is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.

Yaya Banana
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991
Place of birth Maroua, Cameroon
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 3
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)
National team‡
2009–2011 Cameroon U20 14 (1)
2013– Cameroon 67 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.[2] After rumours linking him with English Championship giants Leeds United Banana signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 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 Greek Super League side Platanias for an undisclosed fee.[5] 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.[6] On the same day he was loaned to Panionios on a season-long loan, as he was not in the plans of Olympiacos coach.[7] His loan was extended for another year.

On 4 December 2019, his contract with Olympiacos was terminated without making a single appearance for the club.

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.[8]

International career

Yaya made his debut for Cameroon starting against Thailand in a friendly match in March 2015.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 12 July 2019[10]
Cameroon national team
YearAppsGoals
201520
201600
201721
201860
201961
Total162

International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2017Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Zambia2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.25 June 2019Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt Guinea-Bissau1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Yaya Banana". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. Yaya Bananana : de Diable Rouge de Maroua aux Lions
  3. "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.
  4. "Banana (Sochaux) prêté à Lausanne" [Banana (Sochaux) on loan to Lausanne] (in French). lequipe.fr. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. "Yaya Banana for Platanias F.C." www.chaniapost.eu. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. "Il camerunese Yaya Banana riparte dal Panionios" (in Italian). www.tuttomercatoweb.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. "Yaya Banana set to return to Panionios". www.sdna.gr. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  8. "Bengaluru FC sign Cameroonian defender Yaya Banana". The Times of India. February 1, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  9. "Thailand 2-3 CMR: Ndassi spares Lions blushes | Soccer News 2015-03-30". www.cameroonweb.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15.
  10. "Yaya, Banana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  11. "2011 CAF Awards". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. "CAF - CAF Awards - Previous Editions - 2011". CAF. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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