Jonah Ayunga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonah Ananias Paul Ayunga[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Beaminster, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Galway United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Bridport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dorchester Town | 24 | (8) |
| 2016– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Burgess Hill Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Galway United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2017 (UTC). | |||
Jonah Ananias Paul Ayunga (born 24 May 1997) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Galway United on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion's development team and the Kenya national team.[3]
Club career
Early career
Ayunga started his career at Bridport Youth in 2007, before he moved to Dorchester Town. Ayunga was signed by Dorchester Town in 2015 and made 31 appearances, scoring 7 times during his spell at the club. Dorchester manager, Mark Jermyn described him as "an exciting young talent" and a "strong and powerful center forward".
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion signed Ayunga in February 2016 for £40,000, with the transfer fee being touted as "the biggest receipt in the history of Dorchester Town FC". He made his debut in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Arsenal U21, his coach at Brighton described him as a "good player and natural goal scorer".
On 24 October 2016, Jonah was sent on a month long loan to English 7th tier side Burgess Hill Town,[4] he scored his first goal at Burgess in a 5-1 thumping of Beaconsfield SYCOB[5]
On 23 January 2017, Ayunga joined Irish side Sligo Rovers on loan for the 2017 campaign.[6]. The load has terminated on the 31 July 2017.
On 31 July 2017, Ayunga joined Irish side Galway United on loan for the remainder of the 2017 campaign.
International career
Ayunga received his first call up to the Kenya national team on 5 August 2016.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 June 2017.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dorchester Town | 2015–16[8] | Southern League Premier Division | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| Burgess Hill Town (loan) | 2016–17[9] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2017[10] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| Career total | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 13 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in Southern League Cup, three in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ↑ Korir, Patrick. "Tracing Harambee Stars callups Jonah Ayunga and Joshua Lelan".
- ↑ Korir, Patrick. "Tracing Harambee Stars callups Jonah Ayunga and Joshua Lelan".
- ↑ Gacharira, Samuel. "England based pros among new faces in Harambee Stars squad".
- ↑ Korir, Patrick. "English side Brighton loans out Kenyan striker".
- ↑ Korir, Patrick. "Ayunga opens account at Burgess Hill".
- ↑ "Jonah Ayunga signs!". Sligo Rovers Official Site. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ Korir, Patrick. "Tracing Harambee Stars callups Jonah Ayunga and Joshua Lelan".
- ↑ "Jonah Ayunga". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Appearances - Jonah Ayunga". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "J. Ayunga". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2017.