Jordan Ayew

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Jordan Ayew
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Ayew with Leicester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jordan Pierre Ayew [1]
Date of birth (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 18
Youth career
2000–2006 Lyon Duchère
2006–2009 Marseille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2014 Marseille 111 (14)
2014Sochaux (loan) 17 (5)
2014–2015 Lorient 31 (12)
2015–2017 Aston Villa 51 (9)
2017–2019 Swansea City 50 (8)
2018–2019Crystal Palace (loan) 20 (1)
2019–2024 Crystal Palace 175 (21)
2024– Leicester City 14 (3)
International career
2010 Ghana U20 1 (1)
2010– Ghana 109 (29)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2015 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club Leicester City and the Ghana national team.

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The son of former Ghana national football captain Abedi Pele, and the brother of fellow players André and Ibrahim Ayew, Ayew began his professional career with Marseille, scoring on his senior debut in 2009. After short spells with fellow Ligue 1 clubs Sochaux and Lorient, he was signed by English side Aston Villa in 2015, finishing his only full season as the team's top scorer as they were relegated from the Premier League; this feat was subsequently repeated with Swansea City in 2018. Following Swansea's relegation, Ayew was signed by Crystal Palace, going on to make over 200 appearances for the club.

Born in France, Ayew made his senior debut for Ghana in 2010 and has since earned over 100 caps for his country. He has played for the national team in two FIFA World Cups (2014 and 2022), as well as six Africa Cup of Nations (2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023), helping them finish runners-up in 2015. [4]

Club career

Marseille

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Jordan Ayew playing for OM 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. [5] 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 giants Arsenal.

On 6 January 2014, he joined Ligue 1 rivals Sochaux on a loan deal until the end of the 2013–14 season. [6]

Lorient

On 28 July 2014, Ayew signed a four-year contract with Lorient. [7] 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. [8] [9] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2015 against his elder brother's club, Swansea City, in the 62nd minute. [10] 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

2016–17 season

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Ayew playing for Swansea in 2017

On 31 January 2017, Jordan Ayew joined Swansea City until the end of the 2019–20 season 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. [11] 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. [12] On 12 February 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0 victory over Leicester City after coming on in the 72nd minute for Fernando Llorente. [13] [14] In the final match of the season, Ayew scored his debut goal for Swansea by scoring the first goal, an equalizer which led to a their 2–1 comeback victory over West Bromwich Albion. [15] [16] He played a key role in helping them survive the league and avoid relegation by playing 14 matches, starting nine of those, scoring a goal and assisting three goals. [17]

2017–18 season

On 22 August 2017, Ayew put up a man of the match performance by scoring a 20-yard strike goal and assisting another for Tammy Abraham's debut goal in Swansea's EFL Cup match against MK Dons. [18] [19] His goal 20-yard effort was described by news outlet BBC as a tremendous strike. [19] Ayew scored his first goal in the 2017–18 season, on 26 August 2017, to help The Swans to a 2–0 victory over his future club Crystal Palace. [20] On 17 January 2018, he scored the opening goal in the Swans' 2–1 FA Cup replay match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [21]

At the end of his second season, his only full season with the club, he played 44 matches in all competition and scored 11 goals with 7 coming in the league. He finished the season as the club's top goal scorer and was voted the Players' Player of the season. [22] His solo goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers scored on 17 January 2018 in the FA Cup won the club's goal of the season award. [23] Despite his performance over the season, Swansea was relegated to the championship. This made it the fourth time he had ended as a club's top goal scorer but the club still getting relegated at the end of the season. [24] [ deprecated source ]

Crystal Palace

2018–19 season

On transfer deadline day in August 2018, Ayew joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2018–19 season. [25] He made his debut on 1 September 2018, starting in Palace's 2–0 loss to Southampton. On 15 September, he put on an impressive performance against Huddersfield, providing the assist to Wilfried Zaha's goal to earn Palace a 1–0 victory. [26] He was praised for his pressing, hold up play which helped in bringing others into play and allowing the other attackers the opportunity to create chances. [26]

On 2 January 2019, he scored his first league goal for Palace by scoring the opening goal in their 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. [27] Three days after, Ayew came on in the 68th minute for Jairo Riedewald to score a late winner (in the 86th minute) against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup. [28]

2019–20 season

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Ayew (9) playing for Crystal Palace against Manchester United in 2021

On 25 July 2019, Ayew made the move permanent with a £2.5m transfer from Swansea City on a three-year deal. [29] Ayew scored his first goal of the season on 24 August 2019 against Manchester United at Old Trafford, netting the opener in the first half against the run of play, latching on to Jeffrey Schlupp's flick-on as Crystal Palace secured an historic 2–1 victory. [30]

On Boxing Day 2019, Ayew scored the match winner in stoppage time as Crystal Palace came from behind to defeat West Ham United 2–1. [31] It was Ayew's 21st goal in the Premier League with 20 having been scored in the second half (95%) - the highest such ratio of any player with 20+ goals in the competition's history. [32] On 20 June 2020, he scored to assist the Eagles defeat Bournemouth 2–0, making him the highest-scoring Ghanaian in Premier League history with 25 goals. He surpassed Tony Yeboah who scored 24 goals while playing for Leeds United. [33] [34]

At the end of the season, Ayew was the highest goalscorer for Crystal Palace with 9 goals, and won the Crystal Palace Player of the season, Players' Player of the season and Goal of the season awards. [35] [36]

2020–2023

In the 2020–21 season, Ayew scored his only goal in the season in a 4–1 victory over Leeds United. [37] He subsequently went 43 games without a goal before scoring a 65th-minute equalizer to secure a 2–2 Premier League draw for Crystal Palace against Southampton on 16 December 2021. [38] On 4 April 2022, he scored the second goal in a 3–0 home victory over Arsenal at Selhurst Park. [39] [40] At the end of the 2021–22 season, he was played 31 league matches, scored 3 goals and made 3 assists. [41]

In June 2022, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until 2023. [42] Ayew scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season and his first goal after his contract extension on New Year's Eve, ending his goal drought failing to score from 13 starts in 15 matches. He scored the opening goal to help Crystal Palace to 2–0 victory over Bournemouth. [43] [44] On 9 April 2023, he scored a brace inspiring Crystal Palace to an emphatic 5–1 away victory against Leeds United. [45] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Ayew played in all 38 league matches scoring four goals and providing three assists. [46]

2023–24 season

On 1 November 2023, Ayew signed a contract extension until 2025. [47] On 27 February 2024, he made his 200th Crystal Palace appearance in all competitions, marking the milestone with a player of the match-winning performance including scoring one goal and assisting another in a 3–0 victory over Burnley. [48] Days after that, he was adjudged the Crystal Palace men's Player of the Month for February. [49]

Leicester City

On 23 August 2024, Leicester City signed Ayew on a two year contract worth £5 million. [50] He made his debut for the club on 24 August in a 2–1 defeat to Fulham, coming on for Bobby De Cordova-Reid. [51] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Cup. [52] On 19 October, he tallied his first league goal for the club when he scored a stoppage time winner against Southampton. [53]

International career

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Ayew (left) playing for Ghana at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
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Ayew playing for Ghana in 2015

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. [54] [55] 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. [56] In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, [57] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad. [58]

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. [59] [60]

Jordan Ayew was part of the Ghanaian team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations which took place 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.

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Ayew warming up for Ghana in 2015.

He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition. [61] [62] In January 2024, he was named in the 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. [63] He scored two penalties in his 100th international cap, which ended in a 2–2 draw against Mozambique in the last group stage match of the African competition. [64]

Ayew scored a penalty in a friendly match against Nigeria in which Ghana lost 2–1 on 22 March 2024. [65]

He featured and scored in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match on 6 June 2024 in which Ghana beat Mali 2-1, [66] he also scored a hat-trick when the Black Stars beat the Central African Republic on 10 June 2024 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. [67] [68]

In November 2024, Black Stars coach Otto Addo name Jordan Ayew captain [69] of the team ahead of crucial Afcon 2025 qualification matches.

Personal life

Ayew is the son of Maha Ayew and Abedi Pele. His maternal grandfather, Alhaji A.A. Khadir, [70] is Lebanese. [71] His father, uncles Kwame and Sola, and brothers André and Ibrahim are all current or former professional footballers as well as a sister, Imani. Ayew is a practicing Muslim. [72] He has never been married but shares two children with Denise Acquah and another older son from a previous relationship.

In addition to his Ghanaian nationality, he holds French nationality. [73]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024 [74]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille 2009–10 Ligue 1 4100000041
2010–11 LIgue 122210303 [c] 000292
2011–12 LIgue 134333116 [c] 01 [d] 0457
2012–13 LIgue 135720109 [e] 34710
2013–14 LIgue 116100105 [c] 1222
Total1111463612341014722
Sochaux (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 11751000185
Lorient 2014–15 Ligue 1311200113213
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 3073030367
2016–17 Championship 2120011223
Total51930415810
Swansea City 2016–17 Premier League141141
2017–18 Premier League36752324411
Total50852325812
Crystal Palace (loan) 2018–19 Premier League2013120252
Crystal Palace 2019–20 Premier League3791010399
2020–21 Premier League3311010351
2021–22 Premier League3132010343
2022–23 Premier League3841020414
2023–24 Premier League3540020374
2024–25 Premier League1010
Total17521819018721
Leicester City 2024–25 Premier League1430031174
Career total469742362662341054289

International

As of match played 15 November 2024 [75] [76]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 201020
201110
201272
201300
2014113
2015145
201671
201781
201812
2019103
202040
202181
2022141
202391
2024139
Total10929
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayew goal. [75]
List of international goals scored by Jordan Ayew
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2012 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, GhanaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3–07–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6–0
3.9 June 2014 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United StatesFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–04–0 Friendly
4.3–0
5.4–0
6.5 February 2015 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial GuineaFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–03–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7.14 June 2015 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2–07–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.5–1
9.1 September 2015 Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, CongoFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 3–23–2Friendly
10.17 November 2015Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, GhanaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 2–02–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.24 March 2016Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3–03–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.29 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, GabonFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–02–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
13.18 November 2018 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–02–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.2–0
15.25 June 2019 Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, EgyptFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–12–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
16.2 July 2019 Suez Stadium, Suez, EgyptFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1–02–0
17.18 November 2019 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and PríncipeFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–01–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18.28 March 2021 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, GhanaFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 2–03–1
19.10 June 2022 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, JapanFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–11–4 2022 Kirin Cup
20.20 September 2023Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 3–03–1Friendly
21.22 January 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–02–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
22.2–0
23.22 March 2024 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, MoroccoFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–21–2Friendly
24.26 March 2024Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, MoroccoFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–12–2
25.6 June 2024 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–12–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.10 June 2024Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, GhanaFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1–04–3
27.2–2
28.3–2
29.15 November 2024 Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, AngolaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–01–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Ayew celebrating the 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille

Marseille

Ghana

Individual

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