| Banana Yaya | |
| Fullname: | Banana Yaya[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Maroua, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.92 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | AS Trouville-Deauville |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Achille FC Yaouande |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | ES Tunis |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Sochaux |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Platanias |
| Caps4: | 79 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Olympiacos |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Panionios (loan) |
| Caps6: | 49 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Clubs8: | Bengaluru |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Clubs9: | AS Trouville-Deauville |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 16:49, 5 March 2022 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:51, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |
Banana Yaya (born 29 July 1991) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
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.
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.[9]
Yaya made his debut for Cameroon starting against Thailand in a friendly match in March 2015.[10]
| Cameroon national team | |||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 6 | |
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 | align=center | 2–2 | align=center | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2. | 25 June 2019 | Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |