Philippe Sylvain Senderos (French pronunciation: [fiˈlip sɑ̃dɛˈʁos]; born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

[4] Shortly after joining Arsenal, Senderos' start did not come as planned after he suffered a recurrence of a back problem for six weeks[5] and another injury on a fractured bone in his foot, leaving him out for the rest of the season.

Despite Campbell's recovery, Senderos played the 2005 FA Cup final in his place, and won his first piece of silverware as Arsenal triumphed on penalties after a 0–0 draw with Manchester United.

[12] During the 2005–06 season, he scored his first Arsenal goal in a 2–1 loss to West Bromwich Albion on 15 October,[13] and again in a 7–0 win over Middlesbrough on 14 January.

[15] On 29 November 2006, Senderos was sent off for the first time in his career, in the 66th minute of Arsenal's 2–1 loss at Fulham for two bookings for offences on Luís Boa Morte.

[17] Senderos received his third red card on 2 September 2007 after denying Nwankwo Kanu of Portsmouth a clear goalscoring opportunity, although Arsenal went on to win 3–1.

[21] He quickly incurred an injury and struggled to make the first team ahead of centre-backs Paolo Maldini and Kakha Kaladze, but finally made his first full appearance for the Rossoneri in a UEFA Cup group stage match against Braga, and came on as a substitute for his first Serie A appearance, against Fiorentina, approximately halfway through the season.

Senderos made only two appearances for Arsenal in 2009–10, both in the League Cup,[23] and on 25 January 2010, he joined Everton on loan for the remainder of the season,[19] where he wore the number 23, vacated by the departure of Lucas Neill.

On 21 April 2012, he scored his first Premier League goal since joining Fulham as they defeated Wigan Athletic 2–1 at Craven Cottage.

[31] He made his Valencia debut on 8 February 2014, playing 81 minutes in the 5–0 home win over Real Betis in a La Liga match,[32] and scored his first goal (a header) on 13 March in the 3–0 away victory over Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League.

"[34] He made his Premier League debut for Villa in a 1–0 win at Stoke City on 16 August, playing the full 90 minutes.

[37] On 29 January 2016, just days after being released by Aston Villa, Senderos returned to his native Switzerland to sign for Grasshoppers on a six-month contract.

[38] After being released by Grasshoppers, Senderos signed for Scottish Premiership team Rangers on a one-year deal on 31 August 2016, following a lengthy trial period.

He broke his nose and suffered shoulder ligament damage in the match, which ruled him out of the remainder of Switzerland's World Cup campaign.

[54] Senderos was also part of the Swiss squad at the UEFA Euro 2008 finals, appearing in all three group matches as the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages.

In the first match, where Switzerland shocked Spain 1–0,[56] he was substituted in the 36th minute after injuring his ankle seriously in an accidental collision with teammate Stephan Lichtsteiner.

[58] He made his first appearance in the second match, against France on 20 June 2014, replacing the injured Steve von Bergen after nine minutes, as Switzerland lost 5–2.

[65] In 2012, Senderos was the victim of issued fake news from Turkey and Iran claiming that he had converted to Islam; he responded "That's not true.