Jordan Ayew
Jordan Ayew playing for Ghana in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jordan Pierre Ayew[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2006 | Lyon Duchère | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Marseille | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Marseille | 111 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | → Sochaux (loan) | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Lorient | 31 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Aston Villa | 51 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Swansea City | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Ghana U20 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010– | Ghana | 46 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2016 |
Jordan Pierre Ayew (/ˈdʒɔːrdən/ /ˈpɪər/ /æˈjjuː/; born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Swansea City and the Ghana national team.
Club career
Marseille
Ayew joined Marseille as a trainee in 2006. He signed a three-year professional contract with Marseille in 2009. Jordan Ayew made his debut for the senior team on 16 December 2009 in a league game, scoring the equaliser against Lorient. Marseille went on to win the game 2–1.[3] Ayew scored his second goal against Nice at the Stade Vélodrome on 27 April 2011 in a match which saw his elder brother André Ayew score a hat-trick. On 1 November 2011, Jordan and André both started a UEFA Champions League match for the first time against Premier League outfit Arsenal.
On 6 January 2014, he joined Ligue 1 rivals Sochaux on a loan deal until the end of the 2013–14 season.[4]
Lorient
On 28 July 2014, Ayew signed a four-year contract with Lorient.[5] Ayew explained the style and quality of play that Lorient proposed was the reason behind the decision.
Aston Villa
On 27 July 2015, Ayew joined Aston Villa on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £8 million.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2015 against his elder brother's club, Swansea City, in the 62nd minute.[8] Aston Villa were relegated at the end of the 2015–16 season, winning only 17 points, but Ayew did end the season as their top scorer, albeit with just 7 goals.
Swansea City
On 31 January 2017, Jordan Ayew joined Swansea City in exchange for Welsh International defender Neil Taylor, plus a fee from Swansea that can rise to £5 million if undisclosed future conditions are met.[9] Jordan's elder brother was a Swansea City player during the 2015–16 season.
International career
Ayew made his first senior appearance for Ghana on 5 September 2010, in a 3–0 2012 AFCON Qualification match win against Swaziland, at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba, Swaziland.[10][11] On 1 June 2012, Ayew scored his first and second international goals in a 2014 World Cup qualification match win against Lesotho, at the Kumasi Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana.[12] In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[13] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[14]
In June 2014, he was included in the Ghanaian squad for the 2014 World Cup. In Ghana's last warm-up match before the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 9 June 2014, Ayew came on as a first-half substitute for the injured Majeed Waris and ended up scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over South Korea.[15][16]
Jordan Ayew was part of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations team in Equatorial Guinea that took a silver medal as result of losing out to Ivory Coast on a penalty shoot out whom they clinch the African Cup, which occurred on 8 February 2015.
Personal life
Ayew is the son of Maha Ayew and Abedi Pelé, nephew of Kwame and Sola and brother of André, Ibrahim and Imani. All of his male extended family and siblings are current or former professional footballers. Ayew is a practising Muslim.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 18 December 2016.[18]
Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Marseille | 2009–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2010–11 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2011–12 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
2012–13 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 10 | |
2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
Sochaux (loan) | 2013–14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |
Lorient | 2014–15 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 13 | |
Aston Villa | 2015–16 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
2016–17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
Career total | 210 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 256 | 50 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 7 | 2 | |
2013 | 7 | 0 | |
2014 | 11 | 4 | |
2015 | 9 | 6 | |
2016 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 12 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[19]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 1 June 2012 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Lesotho | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 6–0 | |||||
3. | 9 June 2014 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | South Korea | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
4. | 3–0 | |||||
5. | 4–0 | |||||
6. | 5 February 2015 | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
7. | 14 June 2015 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Mauritius | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
8. | 5–1 | |||||
9. | 1 September 2015 | Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Congo | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
10. | 17 November 2015 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Comoros | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11. | 24 March 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Brazil | Mozambique | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
12. | 29 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon | DR Congo | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Olympique de Marseille
- Ligue 1: 2010[18]
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2010,[18] 2011,[18] 2012[18]
- Trophée des Champions: 2010,[18] 2011[18]
Notes
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions
- ↑ Includes UEFA Supercup, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). African Nations Cup 2012. CAF. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ "Fiche joueur Jordan Ayew". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Jordan Ayew – French league stats at LFP
- ↑ "Jordan Ayew Officiellement Sochalien". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jordan Ayew FC Lorient decision". BBC Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Breaking news: Villa sign Ayew". Aston Villa. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Aston Villa bid for Lorient's Jordan Ayew accepted, according to Sky sources". SkySports. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Aston Villa 1-2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ "Jordan Ayew: Swansea sign Aston Villa forward in Neil Taylor swap deal". BBC Sports. BBC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "Ghana beats Swaziland 3–0 in 2012 qualifier". Ghana Football Association. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ K.N.S Mensah (7 September 2010). "Olympique de Marseille's Jordan Ayew Yearns For More With Ghana". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Ghana 7–0 Lesotho (2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Jordan Ayew – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations profile". mtnfootball.com. MTN Group. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Ghana wins final World Cup warmup". ESPNFC. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ Mensah, Kent (10 June 2014). "Ghana 4-0 South Korea: J. Ayew's hat-trick inspires confidence ahead of World Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "Picture: Jordan & Andre Ayew pictured in Muslim prayers". ghanasoccernet.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jordan Ayew – Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Ayew, Jordan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ↑ "Jordan Ayew". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
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