Philippe Senderos

Philippe Sylvain Senderos (fr-CH; born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Philippe Senderos

Senderos with Switzerland in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Philippe Sylvain Senderos[1]
Date of birth	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1992–2002	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Servette	26	(3)
2003–2010	Arsenal	64	(4)
2008–2009	→ AC Milan (loan)	14	(0)
2010	→ Everton (loan)	2	(0)
2010–2014	Fulham	57	(2)
2014	Valencia	8	(0)
2014–2016	Aston Villa	8	(0)
2016	Grasshoppers	14	(0)
2016–2017	Rangers	3	(0)
2017–2018	Houston Dynamo	10	(4)
2019	Chiasso	3	(0)
Total		209	(13)
International career
2005–2016	Switzerland	57	(5)
Medal record Representing   Switzerland Men's Football UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Winner 2002 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2019^[2][3][4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Servette	2001–02	Nationalliga A	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	–		3	0
	2002–03	Nationalliga A	23	3	0	0	–		0	0	–		23	3
	Total		26	3	0	0	–		0	0	–		26	3
Arsenal	2003–04	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2004–05	Premier League	13	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2005–06	Premier League	20	2	2	0	5	0	7[c]	0	1[d]	0	35	2
	2006–07	Premier League	14	0	4	0	5	0	2[c]	0	–		25	0
	2007–08	Premier League	17	2	3	0	3	0	9[c]	0	–		32	2
	2008–09	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2009–10	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		64	4	15	0	18	0	18	0	1	0	116	4
Milan (loan)	2008–09	Serie A	14	0	0	0	–		5[e]	0	–		19	0
Everton (loan)	2009–10	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	1[f]	0	–		3	0
Fulham	2010–11	Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
	2011–12	Premier League	21	1	1	0	1	0	5[f]	0	–		28	1
	2012–13	Premier League	21	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		22	0
	2013–14	Premier League	12	1	1	0	2	0	–		–		15	1
	Total		57	2	3	0	3	0	5	0	–		68	2
Valencia	2013–14	La Liga	8	0	0	0	–		3[f]	1	–		11	1
Aston Villa	2014–15	Premier League	8	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
	2015–16	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
Grasshoppers	2015–16	Swiss Super League	14	0	0	0	–		–		–		14	0
Rangers	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	3	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		4	0
Houston Dynamo	2017	Major League Soccer	2	0	0	0	–		–		4[g]	0	6	0
	2018	Major League Soccer	8	4	5	0	–		–		–		13	4
	Total		10	4	5	0	–		–		4	0	19	4
Chiasso	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	3	0	0	0	–		–		–		3	0
Career total			210	13	24	0	22	0	32	1	5	0	293	14

1. Includes Swiss Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Scottish Cup, US Open Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in FA Community Shield
5. Appearances in UEFA Cup
6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played 28 May 2016^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2005	9	2
	2006	7	1
	2007	8	0
	2008	7	0
	2009	7	2
	2010	3	0
	2011	3	0
	2012	3	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	3	0
	2016	2	0
Total		57	5

International goals

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.^[5]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 February 2005	GSP Stadium, Nicosia	Cyprus	1–0	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	12 November 2005	Stade de Suisse, Bern	Turkey	1–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	23 June 2006	AWD Arena, Hannover	South Korea	1–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup
4.	10 October 2009	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
5.	10 October 2009	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Honours

Arsenal

• FA Cup: 2004–05
• FA Community Shield: 2004
• Football League Cup runner-up 2006–07^[6]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06

Houston Dynamo

• U.S. Open Cup: 2018

Switzerland U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2002

Individual

• Credit Suisse Player of the Year: 2006^[7]