Sahr Senesie

Sahr Senesie (born June 20, 1985) is a German former professional footballer of Sierra Leonean descent who plays as a forward.

Sahr Senesie
Senesie with Borussia Dortmund
Personal information
Full name Sahr Senesie
Date of birth (1985-06-20) June 20, 1985
Place of birth Koindu, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker, left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Borussia Dortmund II 81 (25)
2004–2008 Borussia Dortmund 24 (0)
2004–2005 → Grasshoppers (loan) 6 (0)
2005–2006 → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) 25 (5)
2008–2010 Eintracht Trier 40 (11)
2010–2011 FC Homburg 26 (5)
2011–2013 Wacker Burghausen 54 (10)
2013–2015 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 48 (13)
Total 304 (69)
National team
2003–2005 Germany U-20 9 (2)
2004–2005 Germany U-21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, Senesie moved to Germany in 1997. He is the half-brother of Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger.[1]

Club career

In Germany, Senesie was scouted by Borussia Dortmund youth coach while playing street football. The coach brought him to the Borussia Dortmund youth team. During his first season with the youth team, Senesie was the team leading scorer. He joined the Borussia Dortmund under-19 youth and lead the teams to two junior Bundesliga titles. After several successful seasons with the youth team, Senesie moved to the senior Bourussia Dortmund team in 2005. After 24 appearances for the senior team, he had loan spells with Grasshoppers Zürich and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He returned to Dortmund but was released in 2008.

In 2008, he had a trial with Nottingham Forest but failed to impress manager Colin Calderwood On 15 November he signed a contract with SV Eintracht Trier 05. Two years later he moved to FC Homburg, where he spent one season, leaving in 2011 after the club were relegated from the Regionalliga West. He then signed for SV Wacker Burghausen, where he spent two seasons before signing for SG Sonnenhof Großaspach in July 2013. On 1 June 2014, Senesie scored the only goal in the second leg of the promotion playoff away at VfL Wolfsburg II. As the first leg had ended 0–0, this was enough for Großaspach to secure promotion to the 3. Liga.

International career

Senesie has represented Germany – his adopted home – at various youth levels. He was a prominent player for the German U-20 side that participated at the 2005 Under-20 World Cup.

References
  1. "Antonio Rüdiger: "Manchmal musst du volles Risiko gehen"" (in German). German Football Association. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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