Philippe Sylvain Senderos (born 14 February 1985) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Grasshoppers and the Switzerland national football team. He began his career at Servette, before moving to England as a teenager with Arsenal. He became a regular at Arsenal and won the FA Cup in 2005, and was loaned to Milan and Everton later on in his time at the club. He then moved to Fulham on a free transfer and spent a brief spell in Spain at Valencia CF before signing for Aston Villa in 2014.