Jordan Ayew

Jordan Ayew
Jordan Ayew playing for Ghana in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jordan Pierre Ayew[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
(on loan from Swansea City)
Number 14
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 50 (8)
2018– → Crystal Palace (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2010 Ghana U20 1 (1)
2010– Ghana 46 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2016

Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace on loan from Swansea City and the Ghana national team. He is the son of former Ghana captain Abedi Pele and brother of André Ayew, who plays for Fenerbahçe.

Club career

Marseille

Ayew playing for Olympique de Marseille in 2013

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 match, scoring the equaliser against Lorient. Marseille went on to win the match 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 seven 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 and later joined him in the winter transfer window of 2018.[10]

Crystal Palace (loan)

On transfer deadline day, Ayew joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2018–19 season.[11]

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.[12][13] 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.[14] In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[15] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[16]

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.[17][18]

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 Pele. His father, uncles Kwame and Sola, and brothers André, Ibrahim and Imani are all current or former professional footballers. Ayew is a practising Muslim.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 October 2018[20]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe[lower-alpha 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2009–10 41000041
2010–11 2224030292
2011–12 3435460457
2012–13 35730934710
2013–14 1611051222
Sochaux (loan)[lower-alpha 3] 2013–14 17510—185
Lorient 2014–15 311221—3313
Aston Villa 2015–16 30760—367
2016–17 21211—223
Swansea City 2016–17 14100—141
2017–18 36784—4411
Crystal Palace (loan)[lower-alpha 4] 2018–19 5010—60
Career total 26548321023432062
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des Champions (France), FA Cup and EFL Cup (England)
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Supercup, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ On loan from Marseille
  4. ↑ On loan from Swansea City

International

As of match played on 17 November 2016[21][22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 201020
201110
201272
201370
2014114
201596
201690
Total4612
Ayew winning 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[21]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2012Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Lesotho3–07–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6–0
3.9 June 2014Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States South Korea1–04–0Friendly
4.3–0
5.4–0
6.5 February 2015Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea1–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations
7.14 June 2015Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Mauritius2–07–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.5–1
9.1 September 2015Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Congo2–32–3Friendly
10.17 November 2015Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Comoros2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.24 March 2016Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Brazil Mozambique3–03–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.29 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon DR Congo1–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Olympique de Marseille

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fiche joueur Jordan Ayew". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Jordan Ayew – French league stats at LFP
  4. ↑ "Jordan Ayew Officiellement Sochalien". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jordan Ayew FC Lorient decision". BBC Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Breaking news: Villa sign Ayew". Aston Villa. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Aston Villa bid for Lorient's Jordan Ayew accepted, according to Sky sources". SkySports. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Aston Villa 1–2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jordan Ayew: Swansea sign Aston Villa forward in Neil Taylor swap deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Andre Ayew: Swansea City re-sign Ghana forward from West Ham". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Ayew Joins Crystal Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ghana beats Swaziland 3–0 in 2012 qualifier". Ghana Football Association. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  13. ↑ K.N.S Mensah (7 September 2010). "Olympique de Marseille's Jordan Ayew Yearns For More With Ghana". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Ghana 7–0 Lesotho (2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  15. ↑ Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Jordan Ayew – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations profile". mtnfootball.com. MTN Group. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Ghana wins final World Cup warmup". ESPNFC. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Picture: Jordan & Andre Ayew pictured in Muslim prayers". ghanasoccernet.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jordan Ayew – Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Ayew, Jordan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Jordan Ayew". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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