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Philippe Senderos

Philippe Senderos

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipSwitzerland Spain
Height1.89 m
Footright
BornFebruary 14, 1985
👕200+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

15
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Arsenal FC
top club · 117 apps

Career highs

€9.70m
peak value · 2007
€3.55m
top transfer fee · 03/04
4
best season · 2018
114 / 11
int'l caps / goals
304Appearances
14Goals
5Assists
57Yellow cards
2Red cards
58Full matches (90′)
Full namePhilippe Senderos
Name in home countryPhilippe Sylvain Senderos
Date of birth1985-02-14 (41 yrs)
Place of birthGenf, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland Spain
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height189.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2020
Transfer: FC Chiasso → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2019
Transfer: Without Club → FC Chiasso
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Chiasso
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2019
Transfer: Houston → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2018
2018 — Houston Dynamo
13 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
31 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: Rangers → Houston
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — Houston Dynamo
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Grasshoppers → Rangers
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rangers FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2016
Transfer: Aston Villa → Grasshoppers
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
41 games missed
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa U21
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Valencia → Aston Villa
14/15 · Transfer
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jan 2014
Transfer: Fulham → Valencia
13/14 · Transfer
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Valencia CF, Fulham FC
26 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Fulham FC, Fulham FC U21
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2011
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Fulham FC
28 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2010
Injury: unknown
60 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Fulham FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Arsenal → Fulham
10/11 · Transfer
May 2010
Transfer: Everton → Arsenal
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Arsenal → Everton
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Arsenal FC, Everton FC, Everton FC Reserves, Arsenal FC Reserves
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2009
Transfer: AC Milan → Arsenal
08/09 · Return from loan
Aug 2008
Transfer: Arsenal → AC Milan
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — AC Milan
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Arsenal FC
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Arsenal FC
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Arsenal FC
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Arsenal FC
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Servette FC → Arsenal
03/04 · Transfer · €3.55m
Jul 2002
02/03 — Servette FC
26 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Servette M-17 → Servette FC
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Servette FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €9.70m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 476 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2018. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals4 total · 2.37/90
100
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A4 total · 2.37/90
100
Yellow cards3 total · 1.78/90
1
5,231 min
Minutes played by club
Houston Dynamo 2.9%
FC Chiasso 0.0%
Rangers FC 0.0%
Grasshopper Club Zurich 0.0%
Aston Villa 0.0%
Aston Villa U21 0.0%
Fulham FC 54.6%
Valencia CF 2.7%
Fulham FC U21 0.0%
Arsenal FC 27.9%
Everton FC 0.0%
Arsenal FC Reserves 0.0%
Everton FC Reserves 0.0%
AC Milan 0.0%
Servette FC 11.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Houston Dynamo 2 2017 2018 19 4 0 152
FC Chiasso 1 19/20 19/20 3 0 0 0
Rangers FC 1 16/17 16/17 4 0 0 0
Grasshopper Club Zurich 1 15/16 15/16 14 0 0 0
Aston Villa 1 14/15 14/15 9 0 0 0
Aston Villa U21 1 14/15 14/15 1 0 0 0
Fulham FC 4 10/11 13/14 68 2 3 2,855
Valencia CF 1 13/14 13/14 11 1 0 139
Fulham FC U21 1 12/13 12/13 2 0 1 0
Arsenal FC 5 04/05 09/10 117 4 0 1,462
Everton FC 1 09/10 09/10 3 0 0 0
Arsenal FC Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 1 0 0 0
Everton FC Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 3 0 0 0
AC Milan 1 08/09 08/09 20 0 1 0
Servette FC 2 01/02 02/03 29 3 0 623

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€2.4M2€4.9M3€7.3M4€9.7M02/03 — 3 goals (Servette FC)302/0304/0505/06 — 2 goals (Arsenal FC)205/0606/0707/08 — 2 goals (Arsenal FC)207/0808/09 — 1 assists108/0909/1010/1111/12 — 1 goals (Fulham FC)11/12 — 2 assists311/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 2 goals (Fulham FC)13/14 — 1 assists313/1414/1515/1616/1719/202018 — 4 goals (Houston Dynamo)4201804/05 — €1.8M05/06 — €3.8M06/07 — €6M07/08 — €9.7M08/09 — €6.5M09/10 — €5M10/11 — €3M11/12 — €3M12/13 — €4M13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €900K19/20 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 3302/0304/05: 0004/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1719/20: 0019/202017: 0020172018: 442018

Assists by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0304/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1719/20: 0019/202017: 0020172018: 002018
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2018 MLS Houston Dynamo 8 4 0 2 0 152
2018 US Open Cup Houston Dynamo 5 0 0 1 0 0
2017 MLS Houston Dynamo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MLS Cup Playoffs Houston Dynamo 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Challenge League FC Chiasso 3 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premiership Rangers FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 SFA Cup Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 14 0 0 6 0 0
14/15 League Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Aston Villa 8 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Aston Villa U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Valencia CF 3 1 0 1 0 139
13/14 FA Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 LaLiga Valencia CF 8 0 0 3 0 0
13/14 League Cup Fulham FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Premier League Fulham FC 12 1 1 3 0 1,027
12/13 FA Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Fulham FC 21 0 0 6 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Fulham FC U21 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Fulham FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Fulham FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Fulham FC 21 1 1 5 0 1,828
10/11 Premier League Fulham FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Premier League Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Everton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Reserve League North Everton FC Reserves 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Reserve League South Arsenal FC Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Serie A AC Milan 14 0 1 2 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup AC Milan 5 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Arsenal FC 8 0 0 2 0 0
07/08 Champions League Qu. Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Arsenal FC 17 2 0 0 1 624
06/07 Champions League Arsenal FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Arsenal FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 League Cup Arsenal FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Arsenal FC 14 0 0 2 1 0
05/06 Champions League Arsenal FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Community Shield Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
05/06 League Cup Arsenal FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Arsenal FC 20 2 0 2 0 838
04/05 Champions League Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Community Shield Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Arsenal FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 League Cup Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premier League Arsenal FC 13 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 Nationalliga A Servette FC 23 3 0 4 0 623
02/03 Swiss Cup Servette FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 UEFA Cup Servette FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Servette FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Nationalliga A Servette FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 UEFA Cup Servette FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-07-01 Servette M-17 Servette FC Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Servette FC Arsenal Transfer 0 €3.55m
08/09 2008-08-27 Arsenal AC Milan Loan 6500000
08/09 2009-06-30 AC Milan Arsenal Return from loan 5000000
09/10 2010-01-26 Arsenal Everton Loan 3000000
09/10 2010-05-01 Everton Arsenal Return from loan 3000000
10/11 2010-07-01 Arsenal Fulham Transfer 3000000
13/14 2014-01-31 Fulham Valencia Transfer 2500000
14/15 2014-07-01 Valencia Aston Villa Transfer 2500000
15/16 2016-01-29 Aston Villa Grasshoppers Transfer 1500000
16/17 2016-08-31 Grasshoppers Rangers Transfer 900000
17/18 2017-08-07 Rangers Houston Transfer 750000
18/19 2019-01-01 Houston Without Club Transfer 300000
19/20 2019-09-10 Without Club FC Chiasso Transfer 300000
19/20 2020-01-01 FC Chiasso Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Achilles tendon rupture 2010-08-10 2011-02-01 176 60
11/12 Hip problems 2011-10-15 2011-11-14 31 13
11/12 Groin problems 2012-02-08 2012-02-23 16 3
12/13 Broken foot 2012-07-15 2012-10-10 88 23
13/14 Groin injury 2013-12-24 2014-01-01 9 3
13/14 Hamstring strain 2014-04-03 2014-04-25 23 12
14/15 Hamstring strain 2014-10-10 2014-11-07 29 12
14/15 Calf injury 2014-11-10 2015-04-17 159 41
15/16 strain 2016-05-16 2016-05-24 9 6
16/17 Knee problems 2017-04-03 2017-05-31 59 18
17/18 Muscle injury 2018-03-12 2018-06-06 87 31
18/19 Hamstring injury 2018-07-20 2018-08-08 20 4
18/19 Muscle injury 2018-10-20 2018-12-31 73 12
19/20 unknown injury 2019-11-01 2019-11-07 7 1
19/20 unknown injury 2019-11-23 2019-11-28 6 1
Current€300k
Peak€9.70m
Low
Δ since start−€1.45m
€2.43m€4.85m€7.28m€9.70m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.68m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28436 10 0 former national player
Team #28155 12 3 former national player
Team #23140 15 1 former national player
Team #16817 3 0 former national player
Team #9534 17 2 former national player
Team #3384 #4 57 5 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2018 MLS Houston Dynamo 4 8
02/03 Nationalliga A Servette FC 3 23
05/06 Premier League Arsenal FC 2 20

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Premier League Fulham FC 1 21
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Fulham FC 1 3
08/09 Serie A AC Milan 1 14

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2010-05-01 Everton Arsenal Return from loan €3.00m
09/10 2010-01-26 Arsenal Everton Loan €3.00m
08/09 2009-06-30 AC Milan Arsenal Return from loan €5.00m
08/09 2008-08-27 Arsenal AC Milan Loan €6.50m

Teams faced most often by Philippe Senderos's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 22 4 9 9 20 34 -14 18%
Sunderland AFC 20 15 2 3 41 20 +21 75%
Newcastle United 20 10 4 6 25 16 +9 50%
Manchester United 20 0 6 14 16 48 -32 0%
Everton FC 20 9 1 10 21 31 -10 45%
Aston Villa 20 10 6 4 33 21 +12 50%
Tottenham Hotspur 20 8 5 7 31 31 0 40%
Manchester City 20 10 3 7 35 38 -3 50%
Liverpool FC 20 7 4 9 22 35 -13 35%
West Bromwich Albion 16 8 6 2 31 14 +17 50%
Blackburn Rovers 16 4 4 8 26 27 -1 25%
West Ham United 16 6 3 7 22 21 +1 38%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
01/02 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2018 13 152 3 0 0 1.78
2017 6 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 3 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 4 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 14 0 6 0 0 0
14/15 10 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 26 1,166 8 0 0 0.62
12/13 24 0 6 0 0 0
11/12 28 1,828 7 0 0 0.34
09/10 9 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 20 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 32 624 2 0 1 0.43
06/07 25 0 6 1 1 0
05/06 35 838 4 0 0 0.43
04/05 23 0 2 0 0 0
02/03 26 623 5 0 0 0.72

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
131 apps
6 G
2 A
MLS
10 apps
4 G
0 A
Super League
40 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League
6 apps
1 G
0 A
U21 PL
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Serie A
14 apps
0 G
1 A
US Open Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
22 apps
0 G
0 A
LaLiga
8 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Philippe Senderos

Who is Philippe Senderos?

Philippe Senderos is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Philippe Senderos?

Philippe Senderos is 41 years old. He was born on February 14, 1985 in Genf.

What position does Philippe Senderos play?

Philippe Senderos plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Philippe Senderos play for?

Philippe Senderos currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Philippe Senderos scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Philippe Senderos has scored 14 goals in 304 appearances.