Faustin Senghor (born 2 January 1994) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Professional career

Senghor began his professional career in his native Senegal with

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. He moved to the Bosnian club Čelik Zenica in 2018 where he made a handful of appearances. He returned to Casa Sports in 2019, and after a couple of seasons helped them win the

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and

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. On 29 January 2021, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi signing a 2-year contract. After helping Shkupi win the

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, he transferred to the Turkish club

on 6 September 2022.

Honours

Casa Sports *

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Shkupi *

: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Senghor, Faustin 1994 births Living people People from Bignona Senegalese footballers Casa Sports players NK Čelik Zenica players FK Shkupi players Giresunspor footballers Senegal Premier League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Macedonian First Football League players Süper Lig players Association football defenders Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriates in Bosnia and Herzegovina Senegalese expatriates in North Macedonia Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in North Macedonia Expatriate footballers in Turkey