 Senesie with Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-06-20)20 June 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Koidu, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Germany U-20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Germany U-21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sahr Senesie (German pronunciation:[ˈzaːɐ̯zeˈnɛzi]; born 20 June 1985) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Born inKoidu,Sierra Leone, Senesie moved to Germany in 1997. He is the half-brother of football defenderAntonio Rüdiger.[1]
In Germany, Senesie was scouted byBorussia Dortmund youth coach while playingstreet 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 withGrasshopper Club Zürich andTSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He returned to Dortmund but was released in 2008.
In 2008, he had a trial withNottingham Forest but failed to impress managerColin Calderwood. On 15 November he signed a contract withSV Eintracht Trier 05. Two years later he moved toFC Homburg, where he spent one season, leaving in 2011 after the club were relegated from theRegionalliga West. He then signed forSV Wacker Burghausen, where he spent two seasons before signing forSG 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 the3. Liga.
Senesie has represented Germany – his adopted home – at various youth levels. He was a prominent player for theGerman U-20 side that participated at the2005 Under-20 World Cup.