Faustin Senghor

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Faustin Senghor
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bignona, Senegal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Giresunspor
Number 5
Youth career
Casa Sports
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Casa Sports
2018–2019 Čelik Zenica 6 (0)
2019–2021 Casa Sports
2021–2022 Shkupi 46 (4)
2022– Giresunspor 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023

Faustin Senghor (born 2 January 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Giresunspor.

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Professional career

Senghor began his professional career in his native Senegal with Casa Sports. He moved to the Bosnian club Čelik Zenica in 2018 where he made a handful of appearances. [1] He returned to Casa Sports in 2019, and after a couple of seasons helped them win the Senegal FA Cup and Senegalese League Cup. [2] On 29 January 2021, he moved to the Macedonian club Shkupi signing a 2-year contract. [3] After helping Shkupi win the Macedonian First Football League, he transferred to the Turkish club Giresunspor on 6 September 2022. [4]

Honours

Casa Sports

Shkupi

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References

  1. Kurbegović, D. (January 19, 2019). "Faustin Senghor na proljeće neće nositi crno-crveni dres?". SPORTSPORT.
  2. "Mercato : Faustin Senghor (Casa Sports) à l'essai en Europe ?". January 12, 2021.
  3. "FC Shkupi vazhdon me avazin e vjetër duke sjellë futbollistë nga jashtë". January 29, 2021.
  4. "Giresunspor, Faustin Senghor'u transfer etti!". Sabah.