{{short description|Togolese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yao Sènaya | full_name = Yao Mawuko Sènaya | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Lomé, Togo | height = 1.72 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1996–1998 | clubs1 = Cannes B | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1996–1998 | clubs2 = Cannes | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1998–1999 | clubs3 = Toulouse B | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1999–2000 | clubs4 = Red Star Saint-Ouen | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2000–2001 | clubs5 = Wangen bei Olten | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2001–2002 | clubs6 = Grenchen | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 7 | years7 = 2002 | clubs7 = Biel-Bienne | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2003–2004 | clubs8 = Grenchen | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2004 | clubs9 = Wohlen | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2005 | clubs10 = Alle | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2005–2007 | clubs11 = Young Fellows Juventus | caps11 = 46 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2007–2008 | clubs12 = La Chaux-de-Fonds | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2009 | clubs13 = Gomido | caps13 = | goals13 = | years14 = 2009–2010 | clubs14 = Saint-Louis Neuweg | caps14 = 11 | goals14 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1998–2008 | nationalteam1 = Togo<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/togo-recintlp.html Togo - Record International Players]</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 26 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''Yao Mawuko Sènaya''' (born 18 October 1979) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 20 appearances for the Togo national team between 1998 and 2008.
He was released by La Chaux-de-Fonds in the summer of 2008.
==Personal life== Sènaya was born in Lomé. He is the older brother of the Yao Junior Sènaya, and the father of Marvin Senaya, both professional footballers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportculture.tg/?p=9208|title=Marvin Senaya : le Franco-togolais passe pro avec Strasbourg - SportCulture|date=2 June 2021|access-date=20 September 2021|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212142/https://sportculture.tg/?p=9208|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIFA player|4311}} *{{NFT|6632}}
{{Togo Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Togo Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Senaya, Yao Mawuko}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Lomé Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Togolese men's footballers Category:Togo men's international footballers Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players Category:Togolese expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Category:Togolese expatriate sportspeople in France Category:Ligue 1 players Category:AS Cannes players Category:Toulouse FC players Category:Red Star FC players Category:FC Biel-Bienne players Category:FC Wangen bei Olten players Category:SC Young Fellows Juventus players Category:FC Grenchen players Category:FC Wohlen players Category:FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Category:Gomido FC players Category:FC Saint-Louis Neuweg players Category:21st-century Togolese people
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