Banana Yaya


Banana Yaya is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Olympiacos and the Cameroon national team.

Career

In June 2009, Yaya signed with Tunisian club Espérance Sportive de Tunis where he started his professional playing career.
He signed for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard from Espérance Tunis on 17 January 2012.
Yaya was sent on loan to Swiss club Lausanne-Sport for the 2013–14 season.
On 30 July 2014, he signed for Greek Super League side Platanias for an undisclosed fee. 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. He signed for Olympiacos F.C. in the 2018 summer transfer window. On 17 August 2018, two weeks before the closure of the transfer window, he returned to Panionios on a season-long loan, as he was not in the plans of Olympiacos coach Pedro Martins.

International career

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

Career statistics

International

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2017Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.25 June 2019Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations