Philippe Sylvain Senderos (; born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional

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who played as a defender. Senderos began his career at

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, before moving to England as a teenager with

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. He made 116 appearances over seven seasons with the North London club, and won the FA Cup in 2005. Following loans to

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and Everton, he then moved to

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on a free transfer in 2010, where he played for four seasons. Senderos then had brief spells at clubs in Spain, England, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States. A full Swiss international from 2005 to 2016, Senderos won 57 caps and scored 5 goals. He was included in the Swiss squads for three

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s and at

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Club career

Servette

Senderos came up through the youth team set up at Swiss club

. After a few appearances in his first season, he soon became a regular player in the first team. On 27 July 2002, Senderos scored a brace (and his first goal) in a 2–0 win over

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. Senderos signed for

in December 2002, though he remained working at Servette until the following summer. Shortly after joining Arsenal, Senderos' father and agent said Senderos rejected a move to

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in favour of joining Arsenal. Senderos himself claimed he made the right decision joining the Gunners.

Arsenal

Shortly after joining Arsenal, Senderos' start did not come as planned after he suffered a recurrence of a back problem for six weeks and another injury on a fractured bone in his foot, leaving him out for the rest of the season. During the season, Arsenal went undefeated and won the league. Senderos was an unused substitute when Arsenal won the Community Shield against

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ahead of the 2004–05 season. He made his debut as a starter in a 2–1 win against

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in the third round of the League Cup on 27 October 2004, and played his first

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match on 1 January 2005 as an 82nd-minute substitute for the injured

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. Profiting from Campbell's injury, Senderos finished his first Premier League season with 13 appearances. Despite Campbell's recovery, Senderos played the 2005 FA Cup final in his place, and won his first piece of silverware as Arsenal triumphed on penalties after a 0–0 draw with Manchester United. After the season, Senderos committed his long-term future by signing an improved five-year deal. In the

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, he was beaten by

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for both goals as Arsenal lost 2–1 to Chelsea. During the 2005–06 season, he scored his first Arsenal goal in a 2–1 loss to

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on 15 October, and again in a 7–0 win over

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on 14 January. He played in Arsenal's run to the

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of the

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in 2005–06, but was an unused substitute in the final, which Arsenal lost to

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. On 29 November 2006, Senderos was sent off for the first time in his career, in the 66th minute of Arsenal's 2–1 loss at

for two bookings for offences on

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. Later in the season, on 3 February 2007, he was sent off for the second time, a straight red card for a foul in the penalty box on

striker

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. Senderos received his third red card on 2 September 2007 after denying

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a clear goalscoring opportunity, although Arsenal went on to win 3–1. In his last full season at the club ( 2007–08), Senderos added 2 more goals from 17 Premier League appearances: in a 3–2 win against

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on 7 October and the fourth minute of a 2–0 win over

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on 11 February.

Loan to AC Milan

Senderos eventually fell out of favour with Arsenal manager

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. On 27 August 2008, he joined Italian club

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on a season-long loan. Senderos described joining Milan as a "dream come true". He quickly incurred an injury and struggled to make the first team ahead of centre-backs

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and

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, but finally made his first full appearance for the ''Rossoneri'' in a

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match against

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, and came on as a substitute for his first

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appearance, against

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, approximately halfway through the season. Despite wanting his move at Milan to be permanent, Senderos returned to Arsenal after 14 Serie A appearances.

Loan to Everton

Senderos made only two appearances for Arsenal in 2009–10, both in the League Cup, and on 25 January 2010, he joined Everton on loan for the remainder of the season, where he wore the number 23, vacated by the departure of

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. He made his first appearance for the club in a 1–0 win away against

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. He returned to Arsenal at the end of the season having made only three appearances, two in the

and one in the

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Fulham and Valencia

On 8 June 2010, Senderos signed a three-year deal with

on a free transfer. On 9 August, while training, Senderos tore his

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, keeping him out for six months. He underwent surgery and was expected to be out for 6 months. He finally made his debut for Fulham on 30 April 2011 against

. On 21 April 2012, he scored his first

goal since joining Fulham as they defeated Wigan Athletic 2–1 at

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. On 1 March 2013, Senderos signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the West London club until June 2014. On 21 October 2013, he scored a goal in a 4–1 win over

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. On 31 January 2014, Senderos joined

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from Fulham with just hours remaining before the transfer window was due to close. He made his Valencia debut on 8 February 2014, playing 81 minutes in the 5–0 home win over

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in a

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match, and scored his first goal (a header) on 13 March in the 3–0 away victory over Bulgarian champions

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in the first leg of the round of 16 of the

Aston Villa

On 5 June 2014, Senderos joined

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on a two-year contract. He was signed by

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, who said in the run-up to the

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, "This will be Philippe's third World Cup finals and there aren't too many players who compete at that level over that stretch of time. He'll be a great addition to the group." He made his Premier League debut for Villa in a 1–0 win at

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on 16 August, playing the full 90 minutes. On 3 September 2015, it was announced Senderos had been omitted from Aston Villa's 25-man squad for the first half of the 2015–16 Premier League season. The following 27 January 2016, he left the club by mutual consent.

Grasshoppers and Rangers

On 29 January 2016, just days after being released by Aston Villa, Senderos returned to his native Switzerland to sign for

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on a six-month contract. After being released by Grasshoppers, Senderos signed for

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team

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on a one-year deal on 31 August 2016, following a lengthy trial period. Upon signing, he said it was a "no-brainer" to join such a big club. Senderos was sent off on his debut for Rangers, a 5–1 defeat at

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in the

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match on 10 September. Senderos was released in May 2017.

Houston Dynamo and Chiasso

On 7 August 2017, the

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(MLS) announced they had signed Senderos. Senderos made just two appearances in the regular season for a Dynamo squad that finished fourth in the Western Conference. However, injuries to first choice defenders

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and Leonardo opened the door for Senderos to play for Houston in the postseason. Senderos was given the captain's armband by manager Wilmer Cabrera in the second leg of Houston's semi-final matchup away to the

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, which Houston won 2–1 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Senderos scored in a 4–0 over

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in the 2018 season opener. However, he picked up a hamstring injury the next week that made him miss 10 games. On 3 July, Senderos scored in the 96th minute to give the Dynamo a 2–2 draw with

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. During the next game Senderos got a brace to lead Houston to a 3–0 win over

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. He would appear in every game of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup as he helped the Dynamo win their first such title in club history. He picked up a hamstring injury in the

that forced him to miss the rest of the season. His contract expired at the end of the 2018 season and the Dynamo decided to not re-sign him. On 10 September 2019, Senderos signed with

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side

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. He made his debut for Chiasso on 9 November in a 4–1 win over

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. On 16 December, he announced his retirement from football.

International career

Senderos is a former youth international and has played at all levels of football from the under-15s upward for

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, though he was also eligible to play for

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through his parents. He was captain of the Swiss under-17

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that won the

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. Senderos made his full international debut on 26 March 2005 in Switzerland's 0–0 draw against

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. On his fifth cap, away to

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on 7 September 2005, he scored his first international goal by opening a 3–1 win. On 12 November 2005, he opened the scoring in Switzerland's win over

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in the play-offs. After playing in Switzerland's successful qualifying campaign, he was named in their

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squad. He started alongside Patrick Müller in all three of Switzerland's group matches, and scored the first goal of the 2–0 win in the third match, against

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. He broke his nose and suffered shoulder ligament damage in the match, which ruled him out of the remainder of Switzerland's World Cup campaign. Senderos captained Switzerland for the first time on 6 February 2008, a 2–1 friendly defeat away to

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in which he was substituted after 55 minutes for Stéphane Grichting. Senderos was also part of the Swiss squad at the

finals, appearing in all three group matches as the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages. Senderos scored a brace in a 3–0 win away against

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in a 2010 World Cup qualifier on 10 October 2009, and was selected in the Swiss final squad for the

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. In the first match, where Switzerland shocked

1–0, he was substituted in the 36th minute after injuring his ankle seriously in an accidental collision with teammate

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. Swiss head coach

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said after the match, "He has a sprained ankle, possibly a ruptured ligament. If that is the case, it would be very difficult to replace him." Senderos was also chosen in the Swiss squad for the

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, his third

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. He made his first appearance in the second match, against France on 20 June 2014, replacing the injured

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after nine minutes, as Switzerland lost 5–2. Senderos was omitted from the Switzerland squad for

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Personal life

Philippe Senderos is a son of

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(Zorica Novković) mother and Spanish Catholic (Julián Senderos) father. His brother

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was a professional basketball player until 2011. On 20 July 2009, Senderos married Sara, an English woman of Iranian descent. Senderos speaks seven languages: English,

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and

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. In 2012, Senderos was the victim of issued

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from

and

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claiming that he had converted to

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

; he responded "That's not true. And I don't know where these rumours could have come from. I did a photo once

he one used by the websites He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter call ...

but that's all".

Career statistics

Club

International

;International goals :''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Arsenal *

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

: 2004–05 *

FA Community Shield The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is Football in England, English football's annual match contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Football League Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

runner-up 2006–07 *

runner-up: 2005–06 Houston Dynamo *

U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States. It is the country's oldest ongoing national soccer competition. The competition was first held duri ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Switzerland U17 *

UEFA European Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual Association football, football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Spain national under-17 football team, ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Individual * Credit Suisse Player of the Year: 2006

References

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at sporting-heroes.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Senderos, Philippe 1985 births Footballers from Geneva Living people Men's association football central defenders Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Servette FC players Arsenal F.C. players AC Milan players Everton F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Valencia CF players Aston Villa F.C. players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Swiss Super League players Premier League players Serie A players La Liga players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Swiss people of Spanish descent Swiss people of Serbian descent Rangers F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Scottish Professional Football League players Houston Dynamo FC players Major League Soccer players Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 21st-century Swiss sportsmen