Christian "Junior" Senneville (born 31 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. Born in metropolitan France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.

Junior Senneville
Personal information
Birth name Christian Senneville
Date of birth (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Dunkirk, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dunkerque
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2010 Dunkerque
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Dunkerque 171 (4)
2016–2022 Boulogne 146 (5)
2017–2021 Boulogne B 7 (1)
2022– Dunkerque 15 (1)
International career
2023– Guadeloupe 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:16, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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A native of Dunkirk, Senneville grew up playing in the youth of academy of local club Dunkerque.[1] He played for the club until 2016, when he signed for fellow Championnat National club Boulogne. In 2022, after six seasons with Boulogne, Senneville returned to Dunkerque, signing his first professional contract with the club.[2] In his first season back, Dunkerque achieved promotion by finishing second in the Championnat National.[1] On 13 January 2024, Senneville played in his first Ligue 2 match, and scored a 77th-minute long-range goal to reduce Dunkerque's deficit in a 2–2 comeback draw away to Grenoble.[3][4]

International career

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Senneville made his debut for Guadeloupe on 12 October 2023 in a 2–1 defeat to Saint Lucia in the CONCACAF Nations League League B.[5] Guadeloupe achieved promotion to League A at the end of the competition.[6]

Personal life

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Born in metropolitan France, Senneville is of Guadeloupean descent through his father Christian.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Junior SENNEVILLE" (in French). USL Dunkerque. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ Liron, Sylvain (29 August 2022). "Football : c'est fait, Junior Senneville quitte Boulogne pour Dunkerque". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ Carmina, Kevin (14 January 2024). "Football (Ligue 2) : grâce à Junior Senneville, Dunkerque arrache le point du match nul à Grenoble". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Football : Junior Senneville revient sur son premier but en Ligue 2". Le Phare dunkerquois (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ Junior Senneville at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ a b "Foot - Junior Senneville aux racines du bonheur, en Guadeloupe". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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